2011-06-30 13:29:28

Significant rise in Ireland's long term unemployed


The number of people signing on for unemployment benefits for over a year in Ireland has risen significantly. According to new figures released by the country’s Central Statistic’s Office 50,000 people signed on for welfare assistance in the past year.

There was also a slight increase in the live register which showed nearly half a million people on unemployment benefit.

Lydia O’Kane spoke to the Director of Social Justice Ireland, Father Sean Healy about these latest figures.

He says they are not unexpected adding, “ that a lot of people become long term unemployed by definition after one year”.

He goes on to say however that the proportion of people who are long term unemployed in the country is “the highest ever”. Listen RealAudioMP3









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