Irish jobless rate unchanged at 8.9% in November

Youth unemployment stood at 19.5% last month, the CSO said

People queue for the dole in Dublin

Ireland's unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.9 per cent in November, the Central Statistics Office said.

The number of people unemployed stood at 191,700 in November, down 700 from October and and down 32,1000 from November last year, when the jobless rate was 10.4 per cent.

Youth unemployment, for those aged 15 to 24, fell to 19.5 per cent from 19.8 per cent in October.

A breakdown of the figures showed that male ...