Spain's Political Parties Aim to Sustain Jobs Boom
Economic Slowdown Tops Voter Concerns Before March Vote
Jonathan House
Updated Feb. 27, 2008 12:01 am ET
MADRID -- For the past decade, Spain has been a job-creation machine. During that time, the country has generated the most new jobs among the original 15 members of the European Union. With an average gross-domestic-product growth rate of 3.75%, it has been a peppy engine for the continent's economy.
Before a general election March 9, the Socialist government and the conservative opposition are trying to convince voters that they can keep the job machine humming even as Spain braces for an economic downturn.