Listen to CRY Radio 104fm live
Concern about live register figures in East Cork
0 comments | 
10% growth in numbers out of work since this time last year.
Fine Gael T.D David Stanton has expressed concern at the number of people on the live register in East Cork. 6,594 people are now out of work there , a 10% increase on a year ago. Photo: Michael Hussey www.youghalonline.com Email: news@youghalonline.com
Fine Gael T.D. David Stanton. Pic: www.youghalonline.com
Deputy Stanton says figures in Midleton , Cobh and Youghal are still increasing on a monthly basis and people need access to training and education opportunities to upskill and get back into employment. One thousand and fifty seven young people alone are without work in East Cork and David Stanton is concerned that these men and women could become long term unemployed.
“There are now 466,834 people of working age on the live register. Our national unemployment rate now stands at 13.7% up 1.5% from 12.2% in July 2009. While this is much lower than countries such as Spain which has a 20% unemployment rate, it is well above the EU average across 27 Member States of 9.6%. More needs to be done here by the Government to create jobs.
“What is even more frightening is the huge amount of young people who are out of work here and across Europe. EU youth unemployment rates now stand at 20.3%.”
0 comments |
