The number of long-term unemployed tripled in five years in Catalonia

The number of long-term unemployed in Catalonia has tripled in the last five years, widely affecting all groups, whether men or women, regardless of their educational level. 

So warns the Council of Economic and Social Work of Catalonia (CTESC), which analyzed data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS).

During this period, the number of unemployed persons has increased considerably, from just over 250,000 were unemployed in 2005 to 290,000 in 2008 and 870,000 at the beggining of 2013.

Comment; We are now in the worst period of the crisis, that is why I think the the number of unemployed persons has increased so fast. In my case, I leave Spain next year and I go to Germany because there currenly, is a much better economic situation than here in Catalonia and all Spain, and I have more future expectations.

*I needed to translate some diffucult words like: Council, Labour Force Survey.