Manuel V. Gómez

But year-on-year figures suggest job market is continuing to recover from economic crisis

Decision follows talks between PP and Socialists, who want more protection for less well off

Minority government opposes move but has no power to veto it; PM to meet union leaders on Thursday

Three-month summer period saw creation of 226,500 new jobs, mainly in tourism

A record number of contracts are signed, but many of them are temporary

But a new OECD report notes a downward trend in small businesses folding in recent months

Over the last eight years, figure rises from 100,000 to more than 1.1 million

New figures are in line with seasonal trends, and show that more than 84,000 new contributors signed up to the Social Security in June

More than 271,000 jobs created in Spain between April and June, mostly in services sector

New report shows that around 1.75 million people would work full-time given the opportunity to do so

There were 124,349 fewer people registered as unemployed thanks largely to the high season for tourism

The economy also added 198,004 new jobs in May, especially in the tourism sector

There were 83,599 fewer jobless claims and 160,000 new jobs added last month

The country has endured unemployment above that figure for the last five-and-a-half years

Joblessness rises to 21% as the economy sheds thousands of jobs in the private sector

Ministry figures show significant hirings in tourism sector to cope with demand

Only 15% of allocated funds have been spent, and just 25% of potential beneficiaries are collecting checks

Jobless claims up by 57,247, while Social Security system loses 204,043 contributors

Number of people signed up with Social Security system sees record growth in December

Number of social security contributors is down 25,000 compared to November 2011 Unemployment, however, has fallen to 4.1 million, nearly 400,000 below level of four years ago

Number of jobless falls across all sectors of the economy and in 10 regions

Social Security affiliations – a measure of job creation – also increase over same period

PM had pledged to curb the practice of taking off days in between national holidays

Job market issues mixed signals with number of Social Security contributors also up

Spaniards take six years to find a post, while young Danes take just two, OECD study finds

Ibex 35 joins other European bourses hit by fallout from Chinese collapse on Monday

Budget for next year proposes 3.8% rise in social spending Public servants promised their first pay raise since 2009