Europe Unemployment

It's Not the Economy, Stupid... It's Employment

Sharan Burrow | Posted 05.17.2012

Sharan Burrow

Anyone who has lived in an area with high unemployment knows how it erodes social bonds, lowers the resilience of the unemployed and their families, and damages the prospects of the next generation. No country can afford to lose a generation to unemployment.

Eurozone Unemployment Hits Record High

AP | PAN PYLAS | Posted 05.02.2012

LONDON — The 17 countries that use the euro are facing the highest unemployment rates in the history of the currency as recession once again spr...

Spanish Mortgage Defaulters Face Debt Nightmare

AP | DANIEL WOOLLS | Posted 09.09.2011

ALCALA DE HENARES, Spain -- Inma Rodriguez lost her job, and now that she's defaulted on her mortgage, she's about to lose her home. But the nightmare...

Spain Unemployment Rate Surges To Highest In Industrialized World

Yahoo! News | Katell Abiven | Posted 05.25.2011

MADRID (AFP) - Spain announced Friday its jobless rate surged to a 13-year record above 20 percent at the end of 2010, the highest level in the indust...

Unrest Spreads Across Europe, Greece Riots Could Be Trigger

AP | PAUL HAVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

MADRID, Spain — The unrest that has gripped Greece is spilling over into the rest of Europe, raising concerns the clashes could be a trigger for...