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02 April 2020Boom of unemployment in Spain in March, due to the spread of the Coronavirus epidemic. Data from the Ministry of Labor, according to the Bloomberg agency, calculate that 302,265 people have lost their jobs. In February it was 7,800.

A dizzying leap and that far exceeds the expectations of analysts, who had forecast an increase of 30 thousand units.

The sector most affected is that of services.

The figure further aggravates the situation in Spain, where the unemployment rate is already at 13.8%, among the highest levels among developed countries.