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05/04/2016
Drop In Unemployment Rate In Ireland - CSO
The unemployment rate in Ireland has dropped from 8.8% in February to 8.6% in March, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, welcomed the latest statistics.
He said: "At the core of everything we are trying to do is to build a strong economy so as to deliver a strong society. Only by delivering a strong economy can we provide the opportunity to deliver measures to support the creation of a better society.
"In recent years we have seen major progress in the jobs market, with the unemployment rate falling from over 15% to below 9%. It is hugely encouraging that the numbers of people unemployed continue to fall steadily, particularly as given that traditionally it becomes more difficult to convert increased job-creation into reduced unemployment."
(CD/JP)
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, welcomed the latest statistics.
He said: "At the core of everything we are trying to do is to build a strong economy so as to deliver a strong society. Only by delivering a strong economy can we provide the opportunity to deliver measures to support the creation of a better society.
"In recent years we have seen major progress in the jobs market, with the unemployment rate falling from over 15% to below 9%. It is hugely encouraging that the numbers of people unemployed continue to fall steadily, particularly as given that traditionally it becomes more difficult to convert increased job-creation into reduced unemployment."
(CD/JP)
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Figures released for the period April - July 2013 show that the Northern Ireland unemployment rate decreased by 0.7 percentage points over the quarter to 7.5%. More recent figures for July 2013 show that the number of unemployment benefit claimants decreased by 500 over the month.
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Unemployment Up - But More People Are Working
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Northern Ireland's unemployment rate remains below the UK average and service sector output levels have increased over the last year. Economy Minister, Nigel Dodds welcoming the figures said: "These figures highlight the strengthening of the Northern Ireland labour market over recent years.
Dodds Welcomes 'Low' NI Unemployment Rate
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