Ireland has second-highest dole rate in OECD

IRELAND had the second highest rate of unemployment in the OECD in March, according to latest data.

Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the 32-country body at 20.7%, followed by Ireland at 14.7%, Slovakia at 13.9%, Hungary at 11.9% and Portugal at 11.1%.

Compared to the OECD figures for the same month last year, Ireland has gone from third to second in the overall rankings, while the unemployment rate has increased 1.5% in that time.