In its wage structure survey 2010, published this month, the national institute for statistics (INE) reports that workers on fixed term contracts earn wages that are 32% below the national average. The average gross annual wage in 2010 was €22,790.20. The energy sector was the best paid (at more than twice the average wage) and accommodation the worst. Wages in the public sector were 30% higher than average. The report comes in the same month that the country’s unemployment rate surpassed the 25% mark, hitting a new record high.
English: http://www.ine.es/en/prensa/np741_en.pdf
http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/26/news/economy/spain-unemployment-rate …
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