Unemployment among women up 92% in Cork

THE number of unemployed women aged over 25 in the Cork metropolitan region has almost doubled in a year.

Unemployment among women up 92% in Cork
Wed, 11 Nov, 2009 - 00:00
Eoin English

The figure has soared from 4,709 in September 2008 to 8,676 in September 2009.

The staggering 92% increase outstrips the national rate of increase by 22%.

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