People prepare to take the Basque Government public health service exams at the BEC in Barakaldo
People prepare to take the Basque Government public health service (Osakidetza) exams at the Bilbao Exhibition Center (BEC) in Barakaldo June 16, 2012. 69,712 people are taking public sector exams from Friday to Sunday in health and education for a total of 2024 job places, according to local media. Due to the economic crisis, the Basque Autonomous Comunity (CAV) is one of the few regions of Spain to have an Oferta Publica de Empleo (Public Sector Employment Offer), and the exams have drawn 10,000 job seekers from outside the Basque Country. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS)