Madrid:Unemployment, the signal of economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, in Europe's second worst-hit country Spain, is revealed as reports say about 900,000 people lost jobs.
The data shows, since the country imposed strict measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic, 898,822 people have lost their jobs. Since the start of the lockdown, about 550,000 temporary workers over the country have fallen into unemployment BBC reports citing the data.
Spain's official unemployment figure rose to 3.5 million, the highest level since April 2017. March's figure was the highest monthly rise in unemployment ever recorded in the country, which already had one of the eurozone's highest jobless rates.
The country has also banned all but essential outings and shut most businesses in mid-March.
The BBC quoted Labour Minister Yolanda Daz as saying that it is an absolutely unprecedented situation. The tourism and construction sectors were the hardest hit over the pandemic.
Meanwhile, 10,003 people in Spain have died from the coronavirus as 950 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, another daily record, the Health Ministry said.
The number of confirmed cases rose to 104,118, while the death toll stood at 9,387.
