Irish jobless rate remains steady at 5.0%

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2026-01-07

Dublin (dpa-AFX) - Ireland's unemployment rate remained stable for the second straight month in December, preliminary data from the Central Statistics Office showed on Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate came in at 5.0% in December, the same as in the previous two months. In the corresponding month last year, the rate was 4.8%. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed rose to 148,700 in December from 147,300 in November. A ye......

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