Unemployment rate slowing

Ireland's unemployment rate has now hit over 440,000.

Unemployment rate slowing
Wed, 02 Sep, 2009 - 12:20

Ireland's unemployment rate has now hit over 440,000.

Official figures showed the unemployment rate in August was 12.4% – with 4,321 new people applying for social welfare.

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