One in 10 workers ‘will be on dole by September’
The Central Statistics Office said 121,000 additional people were signing on to the Live Register in December compared with a year earlier, a 71% increase in just 12 months.
The total number signing on is now 291,363, a rise of 22,700 since November. The register includes part-time, seasonal and casual workers entitled to jobseekers allowance or benefit.
