Emigration numbers grow by 45%

THE number of Irish people emigrating soared by 45% in a year with some 40,200 people leaving Irish shores in the year to April.

Emigration numbers grow by 45%

Figures show the majority emigrated to Britain and locations outside of the US and EU.

The deepening jobs crisis has taken the unemployment rate to 14.3%, with the lack of work opportunities compounded by the rise in long-term unemployment from 5.9% to 7.7% over the year.

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