Ireland’s unemployment rate reaches new 13-year high of 11.9 percent

DUBLIN — Ireland’s unemployment rate hit a 13-year high of 11.9 percent in June as a deepening recession pushed the welfare lines to record lengths, the Central Statistics Office reported Wednesday.

Ireland’s unemployment rate hits 13-year high of 11.8 percent; welfare claims at record high

DUBLIN — Ireland’s unemployment rate hit a 13-year high of 11.8 percent in May as a deepening recession pushed the welfare lines to record lengths, the Central Statistics Office reported Friday.