Irish Unemployment Rate Falls for First Time in Seven Months
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Ireland’s unemployment rate dropped for the first time in seven months in September as fewer people in “professional” and “clerical” occupations claimed jobless benefits.
The rate declined to 13.7 percent from 13.8 percent in August, the Central Statistics Office in Cork said on its website today. The last decrease was recorded in February. Seasonally adjusted jobless claims fell by 5,400 to 449,600.