Irish COVID-19 jobless claims continue steady fall

The number of people in Ireland claiming temporary coronavirus-related jobless benefits fell slightly for the seventh straight week, following a sharp rise after the reintroduction of strict COVID-19 curbs in late December, data showed on Tuesday. Pandemic Unemployment Payment claims dropped to 443,247 from 449,500 a week ago, the social protection department said.


Reuters | Dublin | Updated: 30-03-2021 20:06 IST | Created: 30-03-2021 20:06 IST
Irish COVID-19 jobless claims continue steady fall
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The number of people in Ireland claiming temporary coronavirus-related jobless benefits fell slightly for the seventh straight week, following a sharp rise after the reintroduction of strict COVID-19 curbs in late December, data showed on Tuesday. Pandemic Unemployment Payment claims dropped to 443,247 from 449,500 a week ago, the social protection department said. The total stood at around 300,000 in December, before the shutting of most shops, building sites and all hospitality facilities.

The government is set to announce only a minor easing of its nationwide lockdown later on Tuesday, with some construction potentially allowed to resume next month but non-essential retail likely to remain closed until at least May.

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