Manuel V. Gómez

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

Improvement owes much to seasonal hires, however, in tourism and agriculture sectors

Situation dramatic for 180,000 people who are living in households without any income

Broken down by activities, employees in the energy industry enjoyed the highest salaries

IMF and OECD are forecasting a rise of 3.1% in economic output and a 2.9% surge in jobs

Social Security affiliations rise by 35,085, surpassing level when PM came to power in 2011

New figures for 2013 show average wage has dropped slightly to €22,697.86

Foreigners rely most on who they know to get jobs, with 61.4% attaining posts this way Employment centers place barely 2.5%, with private agencies managing 3.6%

Social Security sees best month in 10 years, with 213,015 new contributors signing up Figure remains positive after seasonal factors are excluded

Deal comes after a six-month negotiation and departs from salary freezes of 2010 and 2012

Juan Carlos Monedero invokes desire to find his own voice again rather than be a “cog”

Around 114,300 jobs were lost and workforce shrank, but year-on-year data shows growth

New obligation to declare foreign assets sheds light on offshore wealth But revenue office opts to keep quiet on investigation into ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato

Workers in Spain make 27.3% less than those in common currency nations as a whole

Figure represents smallest increase for post-summer vacation period since 2010