The data was documented by the Ministries of Labour and Social Security, and quoted by El Mundo. The presented data reflects good results, especially when the high tourist season is approaching. Nevertheless, some imbalances are pointed out, that led to the highest unemployment rate in European Union.

While May was not extraordinary in terms of employment, on the unemployment side, the recorded decrease of 57,835 unemployed, a value below the average for this time of year, when the labour market begins to rev up for the summer.

However, the good pace maintained in recent months has allowed the record for enrolment to be broken again, with nearly 21.8 million people in employment (21,784,375 on average in May), while the total number of unemployed has fallen below two and a half million (2,454,883) for the first time in the last 17 years. You have to go back to July 2008 to find a lower unemployment rate.