The total number of unemployed in Spain rose sharply in January

According to the report from Ministry of Employment, in January 2020, unemployment registered in the Public Employment Services offices has been reduced by 31,908 people compared to the same month last year, with a year-on-year reduction rate of 0.97%. In seasonally adjusted terms, eliminating calendar effects, the rise in unemployment is much lower and increased by 13,480 people. The number of unemployed registered in the month of January 2020 has risen by 90,248 in relation to the previous month. This is an increase slightly higher than in 2019 but below the average of the last ten years. In relative values, the increase in unemployment is 2.85%. The increase in the number of registered unemployed persons is common throughout January in the historical series of the last twenty-five years.

Thus, the total number of unemployed is 3,253,853. In January 2019 unemployment rose by 83,464 compared with the previous month.

The male unemployment stood at 1.356.980 people, the increase in 28.584 (2,15%) and the female in 1.896.873, due to an increase in 61.664 (3,36%) in the month of December. Compared to January 2019, male unemployment fell by 3,468 (-0.25%) and female unemployment fell by 28,440 (-1,48%). Although unemployment is lower for women than for men, in absolute terms female unemployment is still higher than male unemployment.