Spain enjoys 8-year high employment figures

Spanish economy minister Luis de Guindos has overseen the country’s steady recovery

September saw Spain post the best job figures since 2006 as the country’s sweeping economic reforms continued to alleviate eight years of gloom.

Although the monthly rise in job creation was only 0.7 per cent, it helped lower September’s unemployment figures – an impressive performance considering that the end of the summer season traditionally swells the dole queue as tourism work dries up…

According to official statistics, a number of new positions have been filled in the education sector, coinciding with the beginning of the academic year. Additionally, there were notable job creation figures in the clerical sector.

In total, the end of September saw 16,661,703 people registered with Spain’s social security system, and 4,447,650 people registered as jobless.

However, that latter figure is some 276,705 less than last September, indicating that the country is able to support more jobs this year than it could in 2013.

The recovering economy could spell good news for would-be British expats in many ways, and not simply in terms of job creation. A more confident Spain is better for everybody, and can help bolster not only the economy but also the fabled Spanish lifestyle that has attracted Brits and other expats from around Europe for many decades.