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True: elDinero says 10.0% and the official figure (2026-08, Eurostat) is 10.0%.

Unemployment rate: official series and the figure from elDinero10.0%10.2%10.5%2025-08: 10.5%2025-09: 10.4%2025-10: 10.2%2025-11: 10.1%2025-12: 10.2%2026-01: 10.3%2026-02: 10.3%2026-03: 10.3%2026-04: 10.2%2026-05: 10.2%2026-06: 10.1%2026-07: 10.0%2026-08: 10.0%2025-082026-08elDinero: 10.0%10.0%elDinero10.0%official 2026-08
Evidence: eurostat · Tasa de paro
See the chart data
PeriodValue
2025-0810.5%
2025-0910.4%
2025-1010.2%
2025-1110.1%
2025-1210.2%
2026-0110.3%
2026-0210.3%
2026-0310.3%
2026-0410.2%
2026-0510.2%
2026-0610.1%
2026-0710.0%
2026-0810.0%
elDinero10.0%

What they say

«España cerró agosto con 10% de desempleo, la segunda tasa más alta.» — elDinero, 18/10/2026 · Cited data

Method

El texto dice 10,0 %; el dato oficial del periodo citado de «Tasa de paro» (ES, 2026-08, fuente eurostat) es 10,0 %: diferencia de 0,0 puntos.

Official figure 10.0% · eurostat · Tasa de paro · 2026-08

Claim located with the help of AI and validated by our rules; the verdict is given by code against the official data.

nivel/v7 · 19/10/2026 04:18 UTC · Methodology · See the story