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Wed 07 Jul 2009Jobless may pass 15.5% - Cowen
Taoiseach Brian Cowen told the Dáil this morning that unemployment is likely to reach 15.5 per cent before the end of the year and could "rise somewhat again” next year.
The Taoiseach made his comments as data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed the number of people claiming unemployment benefit had risen to 413,500 in June, an increase of 11,400 on the month of May.
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