The Guardian | Spanish Unemployment Hits 27.2% Wall Street Journal MADRID--Unemployment in Spain rose sharply, to 27.2% of the workforce, highlighting the high cost of the euro zone's pursuit of austerity measures to close big government budget deficits during a prolonged economic slowdown. Analysts said the data ... Counterparties: Europe's economic decoupling Spain unemployment hits record high Spain Unemployment Breaches 27 Percent on Recession |