21/04/2016

Increase In Number Of People Claiming Unemployment Benefits In NI

Unemployment in Northern Ireland has increased over the past month, according to the latest figures.

The number of people claiming unemployment benefits rose by 200.

According to the Labour Force Survey, this is the second consecutive month that the number of people claiming benefits has increased, however it is only the third occasion an increase was recorded in the last 37 months.

Meanwhile, the number of people claiming unemployment benefits has fallen by 26,100 since the most recent peak in February 2013.

(CD)

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