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Article: 540,000 ON DOLE BY END OF YEAR; More jobs in danger as economy slides.(News)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 2, 2009
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Byline: AINE HEGARTY
UNEMPLOYMENT could top 540,000 by the end of the year, the Taoiseach warned yesterday.
Brian Cowen issued the stark warning as new figures revealed the number of jobless now stands at 418,592 after 11,400 people lost their posts last month.
But Mr Cowen was accused of trying to fudge the stats when he described it as the "slowest rate of increase" in recent black months.
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said he was using ...