Unemployment falls for 24th consecutive month
by Bernard Harbor
Unemployment fell for the 24th consecutive month in June, with 398,813 people signing on the live register. Figures from the Central Statistics Office show that this is a fall of 36,544 (8.4%) compared to a year ago. The unemployment rate has fallen from a crisis peak of 15.1% to 11.6% in June 2014.
The figures also show a decrease of 8,650 (4.4%) in the number of long term claimants, compared to a year ago. However the number of women long-term claimants has increased slightly.
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions welcomed the drop in the jobless rate, but warned that unemployment in Ireland remains unacceptably high and is well above average rates across Europe.
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