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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

Unemployment in Spain and France

Austerity blamed as unemployment soars in Spain and France, By Phillip Inman and Giles Tremlett, April 25, 2013, The Guardian: “Unemployment has soared to records in both France and Spain as the impact of government spending cuts and a collapse in consumer confidence forced employers to shed thousands of workers. Spain’s persistent rise in unemployment reached new heights over the first three month of this year, leaving a record 27% of the workforce jobless…”