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The registered unemployment in the offices of the Public State Employment Service (SEPE) increased last May by 26,573 people compared to the previous month, with a monthly growth rate that slows down to 0.69%. The total number of unemployed amounts to 3,857,776 people .

According to data from the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy published this Tuesday, the increase in unemployment "is much less than in the previous months."

When compared to May 2019, registered unemployment increased by 778,285 workers, an increase of 25.27%.

The highest rise, in the services sector

By economic sectors, the unemployment registered with respect to April decreased in construction, by 23,717 people (-6.89%) and in industry with 262 fewer unemployed people (-0.08%). On the other hand, it rose, above all, in the services sector, with 40,784 more applicants (1.50%); in agriculture, in 710 workers (0.43%) and in the group without previous employment in 9,058 people (3.30%).

By autonomous communities, it fell in seven, led by Andalusia (-9,210), Castilla-La Mancha (-5,075) and Extremadura (-4,056), and rose in the remaining ten, highlighting Catalonia (15,339), Madrid (14,336) and the Canary Islands (6,093).

3,748,009 ERTE benefits

On the other hand, Labor indicates that 3,748,009 benefits derived from Temporary Employment Regulation Files (ERTE) have already been recognized between March 16 and May 31, which are already paid. Given that there are workers who have been affected by more than one ERTE, this figure is higher than the total number of beneficiaries.

SEPE has recognized 98.5% of the requests received. New benefits are pending or those that must be corrected by errors unrelated to the State Public Employment Service.

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