Overview

• Registered unemployment rose by 21,905 to 2,426,511, the lowest August level since 2007.
• Total Social Security affiliation stands at about 21.666 million after the monthly drop, while seasonally adjusted data show an underlying gain of 29,836 affiliates.
• Job losses were broad-based across sectors, with education down 75,869 and notable declines in administrative activities, industry and construction.
• Catalonia led regional job destruction with 63,562 fewer occupied people, followed by Madrid (−42,275), as only a few regions posted slight improvements.
• Hiring remained heavily temporary with roughly 1.04 million contracts signed in August and about 385,000 indefinite, and the self‑employed registry (RETA) fell by 8,662 affiliates.