Unemployment rate - Great but...

The unemployment rate of 5.1% recorded by the CSO yesterday is just over a quarter of what it was when the 16% peak of 2012.

Unemployment rate - Great but...
Wed, 04 Jul, 2018 - 01:00

The unemployment rate of 5.1% recorded by the CSO yesterday is just over a quarter of what it was when the 16% peak of 2012.

Unemployment has fallen persistently since then and the rate is below the level predicted by the Department of Finance for 2019 and 2020.

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