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Over 46,000 now unemployed in Northern Ireland
13/05/2009
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) paint a grim picture on the job front in the UK, highlighting a fall in both the employment rate and the number of people working.
Last month saw the number of people registered as unemployed jump by 2,000 in Northern Ireland and the Department for Enterprise Trade and Investment has said 46,100 people are now out of work in the province.
Enterprise minister Arlene Foster attributed the rise to the global financial downturn, but said the region was not "alone in experiencing deterioration in labour market conditions".
"Most UK regions and EU countries have also recorded large increases in their unemployment figures," she said.
People made redundant face an even bigger task getting a new job because across the UK, the number of vacancies has fallen by 51,000 from the previous quarter to settle at 455,000, the ONS data showed.
Overall, the number of people claiming unemployment benefits in April also rose by 57,100 to 1.51 million.
Lyn Harris, head of the employment law department at Wilson Nesbitt Solicitors, commented that "redundancy is unfortunately a necessary step for a lot of businesses faced with lower work volumes".
She added: "Employers and employees, more than ever before, need to scrutinise employment contract conditions and ensure they seek the advice of a solicitor specialising in employment law when they find themselves involved in a redundancy process."
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Last month saw the number of people registered as unemployed jump by 2,000 in Northern Ireland and the Department for Enterprise Trade and Investment has said 46,100 people are now out of work in the province.
Enterprise minister Arlene Foster attributed the rise to the global financial downturn, but said the region was not "alone in experiencing deterioration in labour market conditions".
"Most UK regions and EU countries have also recorded large increases in their unemployment figures," she said.
People made redundant face an even bigger task getting a new job because across the UK, the number of vacancies has fallen by 51,000 from the previous quarter to settle at 455,000, the ONS data showed.
Overall, the number of people claiming unemployment benefits in April also rose by 57,100 to 1.51 million.
Lyn Harris, head of the employment law department at Wilson Nesbitt Solicitors, commented that "redundancy is unfortunately a necessary step for a lot of businesses faced with lower work volumes".
She added: "Employers and employees, more than ever before, need to scrutinise employment contract conditions and ensure they seek the advice of a solicitor specialising in employment law when they find themselves involved in a redundancy process."
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