Derry still north’s dole hotspot
Derry remains the north’s unemployment blackspot, according to the latest figures.
New figures released this week by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment reveal a total of 5,919 people are currently signing on in Derry – a rise of 44 on the previous month.
The current level of unemployment in Derry (8.3% of the workforce) is double that of Castlereagh and North Down and significantly higher than Antrim, Castlereagh, and North Down.
More than 11% of men of working age and over 4% of women are out of work in the city – both rates are higher than anywhere else in the north.
