Graduates Opting to Emigrate From Spain
March 29th, 2011
In the last few years, as Spain’s unemployment rate has risen, young Spanish men and women leaving university with a degree have started to look more and more for jobs in northern Europe.
A typical 25-year-old graduate is finding it hard to find employment in current market conditions and many in a similar position have decided to emigrate, with opportunities scarce due in no small part to high youth unemployment.
Overall, the number of Spaniards living outside the country has increased by 20% in three years and unemployment among young workers in Spain has climbed to 43%. While unemployment among graduates aged 29 or under is much improved, it still stands at 19% – almost the same as the national average for all age groups, regardless of education.
Exact numbers of those who have already left are not available but an extra 100,000 Spaniards signed on at consulates abroad in 2010, with many more likely to have travelled without registering.
The young Spanish emigrants are also travelling further afield, to the US, for example, which has received more immigrants than France and Germany together. Emerging economies such as Brazil and other Latin American countries are also seeing more Spaniards arriving.
Based on an article from www.guardian.co.uk
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