UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SLOWS IN GALWAY

Date Published: 04-Sep-2009

Unemployment is still continuing in Galway,although at a slower rate than previous months.An extra 446 people joined the Live Register in Galway last month bringing the number of people out of work to just under 25 thousand.The biggest jump in unemployment in August was in the city, where 271 more people signed on.There are now almost 13 thousand 800 people out of work in the city.Across Galway, there are just under 25 thousand people unemployed, compared to 14 and a half thousand this time last year, an increase of 72 percent.