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05/08/2015
Unemployment In Ireland Drops - CSO
Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, has said the continuing fall in unemployment in Ireland shows the success of the Government's continued efforts to create jobs and help people back into work.
The number of people unemployed in July was 208,900, a decrease of 32,400 compared to July 2014. The unemployment rate stands at 9.7%, down from a crisis peak of 15.1%.
The Tánaiste said: "The Government's strategy to restore jobs and help people back to work, through Pathways to Work and the Action Plan for Jobs, is getting results.
"We're driving ahead as the fastest growing economy in the EU, and since the peak of the crisis, more than 110,000 additional people have returned to work, with unemployment having fallen by a third.
"The unemployment rate of 9.7% is down from 11.2% this time last year, and from over 15% at the peak of the crisis. We are well on the way to achieving full employment by 2018."
(CD/JP)
The number of people unemployed in July was 208,900, a decrease of 32,400 compared to July 2014. The unemployment rate stands at 9.7%, down from a crisis peak of 15.1%.
The Tánaiste said: "The Government's strategy to restore jobs and help people back to work, through Pathways to Work and the Action Plan for Jobs, is getting results.
"We're driving ahead as the fastest growing economy in the EU, and since the peak of the crisis, more than 110,000 additional people have returned to work, with unemployment having fallen by a third.
"The unemployment rate of 9.7% is down from 11.2% this time last year, and from over 15% at the peak of the crisis. We are well on the way to achieving full employment by 2018."
(CD/JP)
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