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Spain Exceeds 22 Million Social Security Members for the First Time After Adding 224,000 Jobs in April

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In April, Social Security exceeded the barrier never before reached of the 22 million members registered in Spain. The 223,685 jobs that were created last month - the third best historical figure for a month of April - have led the labour market to reach a new milestone: 22,105,831 members. With regard to unemployment, the number of unemployed registered in the SEPE offices fell by 62,668 and is below 2.4 million, a new minimum in 18 years.The 2…

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Employment in Spain surpassed 22 million workers for the first time in April while unemployment fell below 2.4 million, according to official labor data reported today by public broadcaster RTVE. The number of registered unemployed fell by 62,668 from March to 2.36 million, marking the first time unemployment has fallen below 2.4 million since June 2008. Meanwhile, Social Security coverage reached a record monthly average of 22.1 million workers…

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Unemployment fell by 62,668 persons and membership reached 22,105,831.

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Unemployment in the public employment services offices fell by 2.6% in April compared to the same month of the previous year, i.e. it fell by 62,668 persons. However, this has happened at the expense of temporary contracts, which accounted for 52.3% of the total recruitment in the fourth month of the 2026 financial year. This is reflected in the data published on Tuesday by the Ministry of Labour. Specifically, of the 1,258,296 contracts registe…

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In April, Social Security exceeded the barrier never before reached of the 22 million members registered in Spain. The 223,685 jobs that were created last month - the third best historical figure for a month of April - have led the labour market to reach a new milestone: 22,105,831 members. With regard to unemployment, the number of unemployed registered in the SEPE offices fell by 62,668 and is below 2.4 million, a new minimum in 18 years.The 2…

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La Vanguardia broke the news in Granada, Spain on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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