If anybody wants to be REALLY afraid read La Verdad today. In Murcia unemployment has increased by over 50% inside 12 months. Irrelevant of how you juggle figures, if you are juggling the same figures then a 50% increase is appaling.
Civil unrest? I was driving through France this week and listening to a programme where hard-line trade unionists were begging their members to go on strike over a 3% wage increase. Many of their members were arguing for reality. They were just happy to be in work.
In Norway unemployment is 2,9%. In last month's elections, unemployment was just not a major issue whereas immigration was. In Germany (elections this week) the National Socialists were campaigning on a compulsory repatriation ticket. Don't think we want to see that in Spain!
Hi Steve,
I think most regions have sufferred that fate in the past 12 months. However, it's clear which provincial governments have the big challenges ahead regarding large numbers of people back to work.
PROVINCIA.....................Regional.....% of total
ANDALUCÍA.....................803,137.....22.13%
CATALUÑA.......................519,129.....14.30%
COM. VALENCIANA..........449,778.....12.39%
MADRID...........................424,759.....11.70%
CANARIAS........................245,966.....6.78%
GALICIA...........................195,241.....5.38%
CASTILLA LA MANCHA......169,165.....4.66%
CASTILLA Y LEÓN.............159,843.....4.40%
PAÍS VASCO.....................120,318.....3.32%
MURCIA............................112,649.....3.10%
EXTREMADURA..................104,804.....2.89%
ARAGÓN............................80,730.......2.22%
ASTURIAS..........................68,433.......1.89%
ILLES BALEARS..................66,796.......1.84%
NAVARRA...........................37,391.......1.03%
CANTABRIA........................34,439.......0.95%
LA RIOJA............................19,205.......0.53%
CEUTA................................8,839........0.24%
MELILLA.............................8,458.........0.23%
TOTAL................................3,629,080..100.00%
Murcia's climb from around 70,000 to a little over 112,000 in the past 12 months is a headache - but not THE headache.
Xose