Jobless level of Spanish is rising again


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4 April 2011 last updated at 10: 44 GMT Unemployment queue in Spain Spain's unemployment rate is double the average for the euro area the number which Spanish people filing eighth consecutive month increased for unemployment benefits for its in March.

The claimant increased the advantage of 34,406 people, the number to a new record of 4.3 million, the Labor Department said.

Spain's total unemployment rate is released separately every three months, and contains the benefits claim.

In February was this number for 4.7 million people, about 20.5% of the population, and more than double the euro area average.

Spain's Government has to reduce the harsh austerity measures to its debt, and no expected the economy, job creation at the earliest start to the end of the year.

The March data showed that the services sector, which accounts for 70% of the economy of the country, some saw the highest number of layoffs.

There was some relief for the embattled building industry, which saw the unemployment rate fall 4.4%.

"The fact that (overall unemployment) rose again despite indicators show a cyclical recovery in Spain clouds that augur well to prospects for the economy and not good for the demand," Silvio Peruzzo, Economist at Royal Bank said of Scotland.

Youth unemployment remained a critical problem, with 12,830 layoffs in March people are under 25 years old.

European Union data showed that youth unemployment in Spain was 43.5% in February.


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