ALMOST 38,000 people were employed in the banking, insurance and building societies in March of this year. This was 1,600 more or just over 4 per cent, than one year earlier.
Average weekly earnings only rose by 1.6 per cent over the same period, according to data released yesterday by the CSO.
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