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THEY say that figures never lie and if that’s true then there is no disguis- ing the poor state of the Clare econ- omy. According to figures obtained from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) unemployment in the county has climbed by more than 25 per cent since June of last year.
More worringly, the latest figures available show the greatest single jump in Clare people signing on the live register. Numbers shot up from
5,036 in May of this year to 5,505 in June or an increase of just under ten oaceonle
This increases represents the larg- est single, month on month, jump in unemployment figures in the county in more than five years.
Each area of the county has been hit with the spike in unemployment but Tulla appears to be suffering more than most.
Between June 2007 and June 2008 the amount of people signing on in Tulla increased from 446 to 678.
This increase of 232 people sign- ing on represents a massive jump of more than 40 per cent in the space of just a year.
Ennistymon has also been hit heavily by the increase with unem- ployment figures jumping from 573 to 806 (40 per cent) in the same pe- riod.
The situation is less drastic in oth- er parts of the county with number jumping in Ennis from 2,502 to 3293 (30 per cent) and in Kilrush from 609 to 728 (15 per cent).