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Unemployment Rate In Kildare Drops By 4.1%, According To The Latest Census.

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7.3% of Kildare's population were unemployed in 2022.

The census unemployment rate declined in every county between 2016 and 2022.

In Kildare, unemployment dropped by 4.1% from 11.4% in 2016  to 7.3% in 2022. 

The largest drop was in Longford, down from 20% in 2016 to 11% in 2022. 

The smallest decrease in the unemployment rate was in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, from 7% in 2016 to 6% in 2022.

 

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