According to preliminary data from the Spanish Ministry of Labor and Social Economy, the Canary Islands recorded the highest number of workers affected by employment regulation procedures (ERE) in August. A total of 1,065 individuals were impacted by these procedures on the islands, with 768 of them subjected to collective dismissals. Nationwide, collective dismissals in August rose by 30.5% compared to the same period last year, reaching 1,947 cases. However, the overall total for all types of ERE, which includes contract suspensions and working-time reductions, declined by 12.2% to 3,479 cases. This decrease in the aggregate figure was driven by a 37.1% drop in contract suspensions and a 42.3% reduction in working-time cuts. The services sector accounted for the vast majority of collective dismissals, representing 86.9% of all such cases nationwide, or 1,692 individuals. This figure marked a 53.8% increase over August of the previous year, making it the only industry sector where collective dismissals rose. In contrast, other sectors experienced different trends: industrial dismissals fell by 52.6% to 145 cases, while construction saw a 9.3% decrease in dismissals to 78 cases. Despite this drop in dismissals, construction was the only sector where contract suspensions increased, rising by 154% to 56 cases. Dismissals in agriculture remained flat at 32 cases.