Unemployment level in Spain reaches 15-year high

MADRID. March 2. KAZINFORM Spain's unemployment rate hit a 15-year high in February, the Ministry of Employment said Wednesday. Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

The number of unemployed people in Spain increased 68,260 in February, taking the total number of jobless to 4.3 million.

Employment Minister Valeriano Gomez said that both January and February were traditionally bad months for employment in Spain.

The country's service sector was the hardest hit as 39,569 people have lost their jobs in that area of the economy. Agriculture also suffered badly in February, with 8,614 agricultural workers filing for unemployment benefits.

Unemployment among young people remains a major problem as some 22,555 people under the age of 25 have joined the unemployment line. Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com