UNEMPLOYMENT IN SPAIN

The number of unemployed citizens in Spain has increased to 11% of the total active population. Even though the unemployment rate has reached the highest level since 1999, the Minister of work, Juan Carlos, is counting the slight growth, compared to years before as a positive factor.

The unemployment rate for women increased to 13.89% and for men 6.49%. The only business in which the rate dropped was the building industry. 16.4% of unemployed people in Spain are under 25 and the majority of them are women (56.9%). The number of unemployed varies depending on the region with Southern Spain having a higher rate than the north.
Here you are a song related to this topic OUT OF WORK by GaryUSBonds.Listen to it while you read the lyric.

Gary "U.S." Bonds was a pop-rock singer born Gary Anderson who also recorded as U.S. Bonds until around 1961. His best known songs, all from 1961, include "New Orleans," "Quarter To Three," "School Is Out," and "School Is In," the latter two of which debuted in July and October, respectively, of 1961. His last chart hit, "Out Of Work," was in 1982.

OUT OF WORK

BY GARY U.S. BONDS

Eight a.m., I'm up and out

Feet beating on the sidewalk

Down at the unemployment agency

All I get is talk

I check the want ads

But there just ain't nobody hiring

What's a man supposed to do

When he's down and out of work

I need a job, I'm out of work

I'm unemployed, I'm out of work

I need a job, I'm out of work

I go to pick my girl up

Her name is Linda Brown

Her Dad invites me in

He tells me to sit down

The small talk that we're making

Is going pretty smooth

But then he drops a bomb

Son, what do yo do

I'm out of work

I need a job, I'm out of work

I'm unemployed, I'm out of work

I need a job, I'm out of work

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Hey, Mr. President

I know you've got the plans

You're doing all you can now

To help the little man

We've got to do our best

To whip that inflation down

Maybe you've got a job for me

Just driving you around

These tough times

They're enough to

Make a man lose his mind

Up there you've got a job

But down here below

I'm out of work

I need a job, I'm out of work

I'm unemployed, I'm out of work

I need a job, I'm out of work

I'm out of work, I'm out of work

I'm out of work, I'm out of work

I'm out of work, I'm out of work

I'm out of work, I'm out of work

Words from the song

To whip down- to beat

Tough times- hard times

Sidewalk-it´s the American word for pavement ( acera)

the want ads-advertisements to get a job

to be unemployed-to be unoccupied, jobless, out of work, on the dole(informal English)

Bruce Springsteen » Factory

Early in the morning factory whistle blows,
Man rises from bed and puts on his clothes,
Man takes his lunch, walks out in the morning light,
It's the working, the working, just the working life.

Through the mansions of fear, through the mansions of pain,
I see my daddy walking through them factory gates in the rain,
Factory takes his hearing, factory gives him life,
The working, the working, just the working life.

End of the day, factory whistle cries,
Men walk through these gates with death in their eyes.
And you just better believe, boy,
somebody's gonna get hurt tonight,
It's the working, the working, just the working life.
Lee Dorsey - Working In A Coalmine

Workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Five o'clock in the mornin'
I'm all ready up and gone
Lord I am so tired
How long can this go on?

I'm workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Workin' in a coal mine


Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down

Cos I'm on call in the mornin'
Oh I go by the coal
But when Saturday goes around
I'm too tired for havin' fun (Too tired for having fun)

I been workin'in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down

Lord I am so tired
How long can this go on?

I'm workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down

Five o'clock in the mornin'
I'm all ready up and gone
Lord I am so tired
How long can this go on?

I'm workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down

Cos I'm on call in the mornin'
Oh I go by the coal
But when Saturday goes around
I'm too tired for havin' fun (Too tired for having fun)

I been workin'in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down

WORKAHOLICS

Workaholics

INTRODUCTION

Why did I choose to write about workaholics? The main reason is that the general picture about these people is bad, but there are a lot of them around us and very often we admire them. They are doing exactly what they love : work  and they can never have enough of it. Although they spend most of their time working, surprisingly they are happy. They show so good results in what they do. But the consequences are great. Family life is disrupted, intellectual horizons narrow and the consequences to the workaholic's health are severe: fat, lack of exercise and stress. Why do people become workaholics? When a person becomes workaholic is there a way back? How should people around him act in order to keep both him and themselves happy? Lets start explaining what workaholics are, how they act and then we'll get answers to this questions.

WHAT AND WHO ARE WORKAHOLICS?

The definition of workaholism from a dictionary would be someone who has a compulsion to work all time and a workaholic is someone who loves to work or who is addicted to work. How can this people work throughout the whole day and be happy and never tired knowing that they sleep only for 4-5 hours a day. Perhaps the main reason for this is that people evaluate themselves more on measurable things such as personal achievements and financial worth ,not emotional wellness. People often tend to feel guilty if they are not constantly being productive, as they tend to consider relaxation a waste of precious time. They need work to feel good. Workaholics are people who put the work on first place. Usually they need to prove themselves to the their colleagues or their bosses so they would praise them. Sometimes workaholism occurs because the person works to avoid the pain. Workaholism is addiction and all addictions are in a way avoidance of pain. They work just to cover the pain and not deal with it.

Avoidance-prevention, a way or mean to escape of something( evasión o vía de escape)
Read the  lyric below while you watch the video WORKAHOLIC by 2 Unlimited

[1st PERSON:] Ok, let's go to work!
[2nd PERSON:] Who the fuck are you?!
[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic!

[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic!

[RAY:] The workaholic he works every day
24 hours, no time to play
He won't quit; he's addicted to work
I think he's going out like a jerk
Working, working, what can you do?
See the light from a different point of view
Ready in the morning for the bell to chime
I think he's glad it's working time!

[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic!

[CHORUS:]
[ANITA:] Work your body, baby work your soul
Keep on workin' workin' to the bone
Work your body, baby, work your soul
I'm a workaholic when I'm on the floor!

[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic!

[RAY:] First like a jerk, why you always work?
Messing up your mind with that paperwork?
The only think you need is to break ball is work, and yo, and that's all
They do it for money, but he for fun
he won't get away until the job is done
Drinkin' drinkin' like an alchoholic
The guy is just a workaholic!

[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic!
[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic!

[3rd PERSON:] The workaholic