Southern Europe Has Not Seen Net Job Creation in over a Decade
Is not even an issue of number of jobs, but of quality of labor. 
Spain grew economically in the 70s and 80s because it was a developing country, and could provide cheap labor to neighboring countries. The growth in the 2000s came from a massive housing bubble that didn&#x27;t end well for most involved.
As we became a developed country we didn&#x27;t know how to reorient our economy. Now we are too expensive for cheap labor, which is relocating elsewhere, neither we are specialized or competitive enough to oppose other strong economies.
Some times I have evaluated the possibility of going back there and try to make a career in tech. It just takes a couple of conversations with locals to erase that idea from my mind. The country is not socially tailored to attract and retain highly skilled specialized workers, and sadly it&#x27;s an issue that I don&#x27;t hope to see changed in the future.