The recession is forcing young people to go abroad or face unemployment - Writing task Could you check this? thanks Here in Spain the unemployment rate is reaching up to 50% and some people believe it coud go higher by the end of 2017. This is not a new problem but an structural one. Facing this reality a lot of young people decided to go abroad and try to develop a new life in other countries. Although the natural choices seem to be in European countries, many decide for places in Latin American where there’s no language barrier. Also the cultural differences are less acute than in other places like the Nordic countries, famous by their well being and social benefits but with a very different way of life, and a much unpleasant weather. The national and local authorities regard this segment of society as a top priority in their political programs but as the years pass by the situation only seems to get worse. There are some forms of public aid such as unemployment benefits and mandatory educational courses aiming at the updating and developing of skills, which in turn can help to find a new job. But is not an easy task considering the huge number of young people affected. In my opinion, as the labor market goes in the direction of new technologies and automatization, the authorities should put their efforts in developing different ways of creating jobs that are suitable for young people, preventing the actual exodus. Needless to say that not only the future of this people is at stake, but also the retirement pensions funded by their salaries retentions.