• "In total, 431,007 people are registered as jobless, which corresponds to 8.4pc unemployment,"
• The figure, which measures joblessness in the week ending May 17, compares to 8.3pc unemployment at the end of the previous week.

"In total, 431,007 people are registered as jobless, which corresponds to 8.4pc unemployment," SPES said in a statement.

The figure, which measures joblessness in the week ending May 17, compares to 8.3pc unemployment at the end of the previous week.