Friday, April 26, 2013

Spanish Unemployment Hits 27.2% — Highest Since They Began Keeping Records


More than six million Spaniards were out of work in the first quarter of this year, raising the jobless rate in the euro zone's fourth biggest economy to 27.2 percent, the highest since records began in the 1970s.

The huge sums poured into the global financial system by major central banks have eased bond market pressure on Spain, but the cuts Madrid has made in spending to regain investors' confidence have left it deep in recession .... http://www.businessinsider.com