Donegal has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country
Donegal still has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country at over 18%. That’s according to the final report out today on the Census 2016 figures which focuses on employment trends. Brendan Murphy of the CSO says that the unemployment rates in Sligo and Leitrim at 14% are…
There are 1,574 young people unemployed for 6 months or more in the North West
There are 1,574 young people in the North West who are unemployed for 6 months or more. In Leitrim, the figure stands at 146 people, 247 in Sligo while there are 1,181 people in Donegal. The figures come from a question posed by Dublin North-East TD Thomas P. Broughan in…
Census shows North West’s workforce numbers are falling
The workforce in the North West is falling – the opposite of what’s happening nationally. This week, the second set of results from the CSO on Census 2016 were revealed showing that Sligo had the biggest decrease in its workforce with a 3% drop compared to the 2011 Census. Around…