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Unemployment total falls by 9.3% in Q1

Spurtacus · 2013-05-30 12:09:21

If these figures are correct I'd expect every minister to be singing from the rooftops. http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/unemployment-total-falls-by-93-29308476.html I think these figures far exceeded eveyone's expectations. That's lifted some of the strain off the social protection bill & tax receipts should be up in…

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#152 28-02-2014 03:59PM

ardmacha

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Points about disability benefit and so on are valid, but this data shows the labour force increasing and employment increasing even more quickly. It is hopeful that this has happened at a time when the Eurozone economy generally is still stalled.

The Indo article above makes a pleasant change, but it is notable that on other Indo articles the comments section was full of misuse of the data to support false statements, when I pointed out that employment had actually increased contrary to some of the rants, the moderator did not allow my comment. Fortunately the moderators here are more erudite.

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