The number of unemployed registered at the offices of the Public Employment Services rose in August at 21,679 people, 0.54% for the month of August. Analysts were anticipating bigger incline by 33,400. In the last eight years, unemployment had declined on average in the month of August at 50,564 people. Seasonally adjusted, registered unemployment fell by 5,286 people last month. The seasonally adjusted unemployment has fallen in 26 of the last 28 months. In the past 12 months, registered unemployment has decreased by 359,975 people, the largest decline recorded in historical series in August.
Secretary of State for Employment, Juan Pablo Risk, stressed that the data published on Wednesday "confirms the improvement of the Spanish labor market" as it shows that "unemployment is down, discounting the seasonal component and a strong rate of remains fall in unemployment in the last year. We remain acutely aware that much remains to be done, because more than four million people is still looking for work but cannot find" noted Risk, who has remarked that the Government will continue "to work hard because there are more jobs, and of higher quality. "
Euro is currently being traded few points above 1.1250 level. Pair is likely to find support around 1.12 handle and resistance above 1.1320 area. Later today, in the US session,
GDP figures are scheduled for a release.