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Unemployment in Ireland soars to second highest in EU-15 countries
Jul 14th
IRELAND has moved from having the second lowest unemployment rate among the EU-15 countries two years ago to the second highest, calculations from the OECD show.
Joblessness has risen faster in Ireland than anywhere else, reflecting the sudden collapse of the building boom.
The 11.7pc rate recorded for May is 85pc higher than the average for last year.