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Spain's economic problems have led to a shrinking population. The country's National Statistics Institute that in the year to February 1st, Spain's total population fell by 205,788. Analysts much of this decline to immigrants fleeing the country amid high unemployment and the of the property bubble. There was also a rise in the number of Spaniards leaving the country in search of work abroad. This brain represents a fall in the pool of qualified and skilled workers in the of the economy picking up again. Albert Esteve, a expert, explained why people are leaving, saying: "Spain is less attractive because there are no jobs."

Spain's economic are putting a huge social cost on all of society. The middle class in particular is suffering . The capital, Madrid, is seeing increasing numbers of university-educated and professional people sleeping . Samur, a charity for the homeless, said 25 per cent of those sleeping on the streets completed some kind of higher education. It also that over 40 per cent of them are homeless as a of losing their job. The charity also reports that homelessness has not enterprise. Many of those who lost their regular work are trying to make ends by collecting and selling metal, becoming street artists or putting their musical skills to good by busking.

 


 
 

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