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Irish Unemployment Hits 13 Year High

02-Jul-09

Unemployment in the Irish Republic hit a 13-year high of 11.9% in June – the highest level since April 1996 – and the number of people claiming for jobless benefits nearly doubled to 418,592 in the past year. Ireland has the second highest unemployment rate in the EU (behind Spain), a sboth countries are experiencing [...]