Jobless total rises for first time in two years

Spain’s first-quarter jobless rate rose for the first time in two years, official figures showed today, mainly due to a lull in the tourism sector.

Unemployment from January to March stood at 18.7%, the national statistics institute INE said.

This represents a slight increase from the previous quarter when the jobless rate came in at 18.6% after having dropped continuously since the first three months of 2015.

At the end of March this year, Spain counted 4.25 million people without employment, the INE said.

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