UNEMPLOYMENT STARTS TO RISE IN GALWAY

Date Published: 10-Jan-2011

Unemployment in Galway gre last month, for the first time in several months, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

An extra 400 people joined the Live Register in December, bringing the total number of people out of work in the city and county to just over 23 thousand.

In December, the city saw the biggest increase in unemployment, with a further 151 people signing on, bringing its jobless figure to 11 thousand 800.