June eZine 2009

Payroll News

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE NOW 11.8%

The unemployment crisis worsened last month with the number of people on the Live Register hitting 400,000 for the first time.  

Official figures revealed the number signing-on almost doubled in the last year with the unemployment rate now 11.8%.   

The Central Statistics Office said more than twice as many men as women are on the Live Register.