The National Employment Agency (DYPA) has announced that registered unemployed, that is, those who are actively seeking jobs, numbered 715,328 in July, a drop of 10.1% from 795,588 in July 2025.
But month on month, the registered unemployment increased by 6.4%, as many fixed-term and temporary contracts expired, including those of teachers. DYPA said that a clearer picture of employment needs will emerge in the autumn, when seasonal jobs, most associated with tourism, will end.
Nearly 70% of the registered unemployed (495,322) are women; more worryingly, 371,019 unemployed of both sexes – 51.9% of total – are long-term unemployed, that is, they have been on the agency’s rolls seeking jobs for over a year.
A breakdown among age groups shows that 30.1% of the total (215,476) are aged 30-44, a sign that it is not only the young who seek to break into the job market, but also those in what is widely considered the most productive age bracket, who have been excluded one way or another.
