Ballymena is to get the lion's share of new civil service jobs.
Department for Communities secured an eight million pound Department for Work and Pensions, contract to deliver services to claimants in Great Britain.
150 of the 170 posts will be based in Ballymena. And the average salary will be over £19 000.
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