Irish Live Register: Unemployment rate rises to 14.8% in May; 40% signing-on more than year; Misery Index highest since 1992
Jun 1st, 2011 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Irish Live Register: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) reported today that the unemployment rate rose to 14.8% in May while 40% of claimants on the register have been signing-on more than one year. Meanwhile, the Misery Index, combining both unemployment and inflation, has now risen to its highest level since September 1992.