MPR News
Radio

Listen Now

On Air

The Story

Schedule

Shortcuts
Hourly Newscast
Hosts
Station Map

Other Radio Streams from MPR

Classical MPR
Radio Heartland

Services

Spain's Jobless Benefits Bogged Down by Fraud

by Lauren Frayer, NPR
February 21, 2012

Spain officially has Europe's highest jobless rate. That's based on the number of people who register for unemployment benefits, which are some of the most generous on the continent. But many Spaniards still collect a paycheck while they're on the dole.

Broadcast Dates

  • Morning Edition, February 21, 2012
Become a sponsor

Most Shared

  1. It's cabin-opening season for some Minnesotans
  2. Fire pits get new scrutiny in quest for clean air
  3. Minn. Meals on Wheels agencies weather sequester cuts -- for now
  4. Community mourns boys killed in mudslide
  5. Dayton's income tax draws complaints, praise from state's top earners

Latest News & Features


News Cut

with Bob Collins

  • The crowdsourced vacation
    A couple is taking a year-long vacation, going to places people on the Internet suggest. What would lure them to Minnesota, Minnesota?
    4:02 p.m.
    more

In The Spotlight