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07/06/2013
Irish Unemployment At Lowest In Four Years
New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that unemployment is at its lowest rate in almost four years.
The unemployment rate now stands at 13.7%, a 1.2% fall from last year. 421,737 people received unemployment benefit in May, a drop of 11, 263 for the same month last year.
However, the number of people considered long term unemployed rose to 192,000, an increase of 3,268.
The number of people out of work long-term accounts for 45.5% of the total unemployed.
(MH/IT)
The unemployment rate now stands at 13.7%, a 1.2% fall from last year. 421,737 people received unemployment benefit in May, a drop of 11, 263 for the same month last year.
However, the number of people considered long term unemployed rose to 192,000, an increase of 3,268.
The number of people out of work long-term accounts for 45.5% of the total unemployed.
(MH/IT)
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Figures released today for the period May - July 2013 show that the Northern Ireland unemployment rate decreased by 0.9 percentage points over the quarter to 6.9%. More recent figures for August 2013 show that the number of unemployment benefit claimants decreased by 300 over the month.
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