The total number of unemployed stood at 2,311,499, the lowest figure for this month since 2007. Meanwhile, Social Security gained an average of 41,727 contributors, meaning it exceeded an average of 22.5 million members for the first time. With regard to recruitment, the total number of registered contracts stood at 1,587,141. Specifically, in July the average number of members stood at 22,508,065 people. By autonomous community, average enrolment rose by 11 in July, mainly in Catalonia with 16,529 new employees, the Balearic Islands with 15,843 and Galicia with 12,916.