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April 27, 2012

Spain crisis deepens with jobless rise, downgrade

The hole in Spain's economy is getting deeper.

The government reported Friday that unemployment rose to 24.4 percent in the first quarter — compared with 22.9 percent in the fourth quarter — and that more than half of Spaniards under 25 are now without jobs. The bleak employment report came one day after ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the country's debt.

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