Spain Unemployment Hits New Record High
General Strike, Barcelona, March 2012 (Photo: UGT de Catalunya/Flickr)
Spanish unemployment has hit a new record high, official figures have shown, and figures due out on Monday are expected to confirm that Spain has fallen back into recession.
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