No let-up as jobless rate hits record high

UNEMPLOYMENT hit another record high last month as Ireland’s jobless crisis showed no signs of easing.

The number of people signing on the Live Register rose to 470,284 in July as the standardised unemployment rate hit 14.3%, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Unemployment rates have stayed stubbornly high all year with an extra 34,600 joining the dole queues since the beginning of the year.