7000 MORE PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED IN GALWAY THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR

Date Published: 15-Jan-2009

Unemployment in Galway is continuing to rise.More than a thousand more people signed on the Live Register in December, leaving just over 16 thousand 400 people without work in the city and county.The biggest jump in umemployment last month was in the city, with 480 more people signing on the Live Register.There are now almost 16 and a half thousand people out of work in Galway compared to 9 thousand 700 for the same time last year.