Unemployment at 11 year high in Ireland
WOW – not surprising but still a shock all the same
Latest figures indicate that Irish unemployment rose in the moth of September to the highest in 11 years as the property crash and world credit crisis slows growth and recruitment. Unemployed recorded at 244,500 which is the highest figure since 1997. Unemployment figures have increased by 79,565 in the last year which is the biggest yearly increase since 1967.
Another report indicated that Ballina, Tralee and Dundalk were the worst unemployment spots in the country. The rate of unemployment in Ballina was 15.8%, 14.2% in Tralee and 13.9% in Dundalk. At the positive end of things were Malahide and Leixlip at just 4%.