Economics

Why Spain Can’t Shake One of World’s Highest Unemployment Rates

Thousands are stuck in a stop-start cycle of temporary work
In the OECD, only Greece’s jobless rate is above Spain’s

When the beaches in Cadiz begin to fill, its an opportunity for workers to find full-time employment.Photographer: VW Pics/Getty Images

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By Jeannette Neumann

February 27, 2020 at 5:00 AM UTC

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Spain’s vicious start-and-stop cycle of bad jobs has become one of Europe’s most chronic economic dilemmas, a problem unresolved by its post-crisis boom.