Spanish unemployment rate fell to the lowest since the last quarter of 2009 thanks to a surge in service jobs, the National Statistics Institute said on October 27th. It now stands at 18.9 percent, down from 20 percent in the second quarter, and beating estimates by 4 basis points. Among the Spanish Regions, Catalonia added the most jobs. Half of the assets managed by Stoneweg are located there.
Still the second-highest in the EU after Greece, Spain’s rate has been falling at a steady pace since its 2013 peak of 27 percent, on the back of a strong economic rebound.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-27/spain-s-jobless-falls-to-more-than-six-year-low-boosting-rajoy
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/spain/unemployment-rate
