All counties suffer as dole queues rise by up to 50%

EVERY county has suffered major job losses in the past 12 months, but few have been as badly hit per capita as Wexford where the number of unemployed people has risen by almost 50%.

According to the Central Statistics Office live register figures, there were 6,440 people signing onto the dole in Wexford in May 2007.

That figure has risen to 9,023 in the space of 12 months.