Spain, which allows for widespread temporary contracts, has had the biggest increase in unemployment, because Spanish workers can be fired as quickly as those in the US. Some countries – for example, Germany, Sweden, and South Korea – have “hidden” their joblessness by paying firms to keep workers on the payroll.
欧洲的发达国家、加拿大和日本也遭受了严重的失业问题，并且会持续相当长的时间。允许临时合同广泛存在的西班牙失业率增幅最大，因为西班牙的工人被炒鱿鱼的速度堪比美国工人。某些国家——例如德国、瑞典和韩国——付钱给公司，让他们留住正式职员，从而“隐藏”了失业问题。这种做法在短期内可能有效，但不能长期维持。