Spain's November jobless falls 1.2% from October to 2.88 mln

The number of people registering as jobless in Spain fell by 1.2% in November from a month earlier, or by 33,512 people, leaving a total of 2.88 million people out of work, the lowest in a month of November since 2007, data from the Labour Ministry showed on Friday.

Spain added 78,695 net formal jobs during the month to 20.32 million jobs, according to seasonally adjusted data, making it the 19th month of job creation in a row, a separate report from the Social Security Ministry showed.