We Americans like to pride ourselves at being the best. The best at American Football, the best at making addictive quickly prepared yet unhealthy processed foods, the best at being obnoxious while visiting other countries, and last but not least, the best at being unemployed.
While we may be the winners in that last category based on sheer numbers, Spain looks like Spain looks like they’ve got us on percentage. The European nation’s jobless rate is currently eating up the pie charts at a whopping 17.1%. That means more than four million Spaniards are sin trabajo. However, unlike the United States, Spain’s jobless woes have less to do with a flagging economy and more with a shortage of bulls or “toros,” which has left hundreds of unemployed matadors wandering the streets with their red capes searching for handouts or at least a few spirited oles. Sigh… no es triste?
