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Relief over Spanish jobs figures

By Victor Mallet in Madrid

Published: August 4 2009 12:10 | Last updated: August 4 2009 20:24

A relieved Spanish government welcomed a fall in unemployment for the third month running as “good news” on Tuesday.

The decline was largely thanks to a public works programme designed to create jobs and seasonal hiring in the tourism industry.

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