Spain Fin Min: Spanish Job Market Improving
April 24 2009 - 5:48AM
Dow Jones News
Spanish Finance Minister Elena Salgado said Friday that Spain's
job market is showing signs of improvement this month after a
record decline in the first quarter.
"We see a clear turning point in April," Salgado told
journalists, adding the government's stimulus packages were
producing there desired results.
Earlier Friday, Spain's National Statistics Institute said the
country's unemployment rate in the first quarter rose to
17.36%.
-By Jonathan House, Dow Jones Newswires; +34 91 395 8120;
jonathan.house@dowjones.com