Irish unemployment increased by 31,600 in 2010; Ireland’s jobless rate jumped to 14.7%
Mar 15th, 2011 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Irish Quarterly National Household Survey: The number of people at work in Ireland in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 1.82m. Unemployment increased by 31,600 or 11.8% over the year to 299,000. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the quarter jumped to 14.7%. Overall employment in the public sector fell by 3,800 (-0.9%) between Q4 2009 and Q4 2010.