In the last decade, employment activity in Spain has been positive. According to the National Institute of Employment (Instituto Nacional de Empleo, or INEM) at the end of 2001, annual employment growth, which had been much higher in the last years, was 1.75 percent. The services and construction sectors are increasing in profitability, and the agricultural and industrial sectors profitability is decreasing.

According to the National Statistics Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estadística, or INE), unemployment has decreased. Temporary employment has also decreased in favor of permanent contracts.

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