Irish unemployment rate steady at 4.2%
{{date|March 5, 2005}}

According to the [[w:Central Statistics Office|Central Statistics Office]] (CSO), the [[w:unemployment rate|unemployment rate]] in the [[w:Republic of Ireland|Republic of Ireland]] was steady at 4.2% for February. The total number on the live register was 155,900 a fall of 1,300 from January. 

All counties bar [[w:Waterford|Waterford]], [[w:Cavan|Cavan]], [[w:Kildare|Kildare]] and [[w:Longford|Longford]] experienced a fall in unemployment, with [[w:Tipperary North|Tipperary North]] having the largest individual drop with a fall of 6% in the unemployment rate. 

A similier report by [[w:Eurostat|Eurostat]] - the Statistical Office of the [[w:European Union|European Union]] - for the month of January put Irish unemploment at 4.3%, confirming beliefs that Ireland now has the lowest rate of unemployment in Europe. Ireland is followed closely by [[w:Luxembourg|Luxembourg]] with a rate of 4.4% and [[w:Austria|Austria]] at 4.5%. The EU average is 8.8% with [[w:Poland|Poland]] having the highest rate at 18.2%. 

==Sources==

*{{source|url=http://www.rte.ie/business/2005/0304/jobless.html| title=Unemployment rate steady at 4.2% in February | author= |pub=RTE News |date=March 5, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/labour_market/current/lregan.pdf| title=CSO Live Register Analysis (PDF) | author=|pub=CSO |date=March 5, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.finfacts.com/irelandbusinessnews/publish/article_1000703.shtml| title=Euro-zone unemployment stable at 8.8%; Ireland lowest at 4.3% | author= |pub=FinFacts|date=March 5, 2005}}

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According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the unemployment rate in the Republic of Ireland was steady at 4.2% for February. The total number on the live register was 155,900 a fall of 1,300 from January. 

All counties bar Waterford, Cavan, Kildare and Longford experienced a fall in unemployment, with Tipperary North having the largest individual drop with a fall of 6% in the unemployment rate. 

A similier report by Eurostat - the Statistical Office of the European Union - for the month of January put Irish unemploment at 4.3%, confirming beliefs that Ireland now has the lowest rate of unemployment in Europe. Ireland is followed closely by Luxembourg with a rate of 4.4% and Austria at 4.5%. The EU average is 8.8% with Poland having the highest rate at 18.2%.
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