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Employment figures fell by 285,600 between January and March, according to the EPA active workforce survey released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). This is the greatest drop since the recession of 2012. The number of people claiming jobless benefits grew by 121,000 during this period, pushing the unemployment rate up to 14.4%, more than twice the EU27 average of around 6.5%.
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