Employment figures show best April since 2001

FIGURES for last month just released by the Ministry of Employment for Spain show the most positive April results since 2001.
A total of 175,495 more people are now in work in comparison to last month as the Social Security department announced a one per cent rise, the biggest April gain in 14 years.
At the same time, the number people registering as unemployed fell by 119,000, the most significant drop the month has seen since records began in 1996.
With this growth, the total number of people in work rises above the 17 million mark, said the Ministry of Employment.