Limerick and Donegal named as youth unemployment blackspots

Limerick City and Donegal had the highest levels of youth unemployment in April 2011, with rates of 50% and 49% respectively, it was revealed today.

According to the Central Statistics Office's 'At Work - Employment, Occupations and Industry in Ireland' report, there were over 82,000 people under the age of 25 out of work in April 2011, up from 47,122 in 2006 - an unemployment rate of 39%.