Spain unemployment hits record 5 million in Feb March 4, 2013 - 13:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Spain now has a record five million people registered as unemployed as the country remains stuck in recession, The Associated Press reports. The Labor Ministry said Monday, March 4 that the number of people on the unemployment list in February jumped by 59,444 compared with January, making for a total of 5.04 million. Spain is battling to emerge from its second recession in just over three years with its economy still reeling from the collapse of the once-booming real estate sector. The country's unemployment rate was at 26 percent at the end of the fourth quarter. Partner news  Top stories Dwelling on Armenian government’s lawsuit against the airline company, Andranik Shkhyan said the airport is ready to join the initiative. Zvartnots airport will host a press conference on May 24 on the operation of Tel Aviv-Yerevan- Tel Aviv flights. “The increase for energy tariffs is prompted by a price hike for gas used in production,” Garegin Baghramyan said. Earlier, ArmRosgazprom CJSC addressed Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission with an offer to reconsider natural gas prices.   Partner news |  Latest news Israeli security expert says Syrian hacker attack foiled  Israel refuses to comment on the strike but officials at the time said Iranian missiles set for Hezbollah were hit.Gyumri to host Europe Day celebrations The celebrations will feature a small information fair, with EU project representatives to brief the visitors on the initiatives launched.1st Armenian interactive fairy tale available for iPhone/iPod Touch The tale sparked great interest in Diaspora. Such projects, namely interactive version of “Alice in Wonderland”, are popular abroad.Expert says Russian FM’s remarks in context of Madrid Principles No decisive developments will follow the meeting between Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, David Jamalyan said. |
