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Almost one third of young unemployed people in Spain have been unemployed for over a year. In addition, young people who have entered the labour market report high rates of temporary contracts, low salaries, and being over qualified for the job.
One of the main trade unions in Spain, Comisiones Obreras (CCOO), published a study in 2004, ' Jóvenes: la nueva precariedad laboral' (Young people: The new precariousness in work). The report examines the labour situation for young people aged less than 30 years, and presents a series of proposals aimed at reducing inequality and job precariousness among this group.
According to the report, and based on data from the 2003 Spanish Labour Force Survey (Encuesta de Población Activa) and the 2003 Survey on Quality of life in the workplace (Encuesta de Calidad de Vida en el Trabajo de 2003), there are about one million unemployed people aged below 30 in Spain. Almost one third of them have been looking for a job for over a year and, hence, may be rated as being long-term unemployed. Those with the highest educational attainment report the highest unemployment rates: 50% among those with secondary or university education, compared with 22% among those with primary education. Furthermore, female unemployment is more acute among university degree holders.
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