SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN GALWAY’S EMPLOYMENT FIGURES

Date Published: 06-Oct-2011

There has been a significant improvement in the employment situation in Galway

The number of people out of work in the city and county fell by just over 2000 in September

The number of people out of work is still high at just over 23 thousand but this latest trend is in the right direction

While Galway has had several substantial jobs announcements in recent weeks high levels of emigration and a return to education are factors in the drop in the dole queue

The decrease of just over 2,000 on the live register in Galway is across the board at all dole exchanges

In the city there are now 12,049 people signing on, a drop of 1,264 on August