Unemployment ‘most discussed problem’ globally

In the past month the number of people discussing unemployment crisis rose to 18 per cent,up from 15 per cent last year and 3 per cent in 2009,the Telegraph reported.

Between July and September,almost a fifth talked about being without a job,with 24 per cent discussing corruption and 20 per cent extreme poverty.

In the UK,the unemployment toll is all set to rise to almost 3 million next year as economic downturn bites harder with experts predicting the jobs market will get worse before it gets better.

Unemployment is currently 8.3 per cent,or 2.6 million,and the number of young Britons out of work has reached one in five.

Although unemployment has so far not reached the dizzy heights of previous recessions,the subject is becoming an obvious talking point as concerns over the euro zone spread and global growth prospects weaken.

Unemployment is the most talked about issue in Spain,where worklessness is currently at 22.6 per cent,the poll of 11,293 people by BBC World Service,out on Monday,revealed.