Unemployment in Spain - highest in Europe

The unemployment rate here now affects 11.3% of the active population, compared to 8.3% just a year ago.

Spain has registered the largest increase in unemployment seen anywhere in the European Union during August.
The unemployment rate here now affects 11.3% of the active population, compared to 8.3% just a year ago.

The average rate across the European Union comes in at just 7.5%
The numbers come from Eurostat which names Spain as the EU country with the highest unemployment rate, followed by Slovakia at 9,9%.

Unemployment here is considered to be linked closely to the construction industry which has been hit hard by the bursting of the real estate bubble in the country.



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