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8 news 5 JUNE 2013. SOUTHSIDE PEOPLE
Unemployment falls below 300,000 for first time since 2010
Hopes rise for jobs turnaround
THE announcement last week that unemployment
has fallen below 300,000 for the first time since
2010 has raised hopes that a corner has been turned
on the jobs front.
Figures released by the Central
Statistics Office’s Quarterly National
Household Survey labour market estimates
also reveal that over 2,000
jobs per month have been created in
the private sector in the last year
since the Government’s Action Plan
for Jobs began.
The Fine Gael Senator for
Dublin South West, Cáit Keane,
welcomed the figures.
“The drop in unemployment
numbers below 300,000 for the first
time since 2010 is a significant and
symbolic marker as this country
by Neil Fetherston
works to rebuild its economy,” she
said.
“Under the previous Fianna Fáil
led Government, 90,000 jobs a year
were lost in the private sector.
“This Government has been
given the task of getting this country
back on its feet and these figures
show that economic recovery is taking
place.
“The Government’s Action Plan
for Jobs is a practical plan designed
to get people back to work and it is
working. Over 2,000 jobs per month
have been created in the private sector
since the Government’s Action
Plan for Jobs began in February
2012.
“As a result, unemployment has
fallen below 14 per cent to 13.7 per
cent for the first time since August
2010. Significantly, long term unemployment
has dropped from 9.5 per
cent to 8.4 per cent.”
She added: “Far too many people
are still out of work and many
people are still struggling. We still
have a long way to go, but this announcement
shows that we are rebuilding
our economy.”
Deputy Eamonn Maloney described
the announcement that the
unemployment rate had dropped to
13.7 per cent as “very good news.”
“Since entering Government just
over two years ago, Labour’s number
one priority has been to tackle the
jobs crisis and get our people back to
work,” he said.
“More than a quarter of a million
people lost their jobs between
2008 and 2011 under the last Fianna
Fail Government. This high level of
unemployment has had a devastating
impact on families and communities
across the country.
“There is clearly still a long road
ahead. But the drop in the unemployment
rate to under 14 per cent shows
that progress is being made and the
Government is creating the right environment
in terms of new jobs and
business creation.”
He added: “I am conscious of the
high level of unemployment in the
Tallaght area and in particular, the
high level of youth unemployment.
“I will continue to do everything
I can to make sure that this Government
redoubles their effort in tackling
this serious problem.”
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● One hundred years serving the community: Pictured at the recent festivities to celebrate the 100th anniversary of
Ryan’s Pub at Beggars Bush are Paul Costigan, commercial director of Diageo; Anne Marie Ryan, Grainne Ryan, Peter
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