Cork unemployment numbers soar
The numbers on the dole in the county rose from 31,535 in January 2009 to 44,893 in the same month this year, a percentage increase of 42%. The average increase for all the counties was just 30%. In Longford the figure was just 23%.
The figure in Cork was driven up by large increases in towns outside the city centre. Cork city saw an increase of 40%. But that was low compared to the likes of Bantry (64%), Skibbereen (67%) and Carrigaline (58%).
