Claimant Count falls

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Wednesday, 14 September 2016 at 11:17

Local unemployment has fallen further.

The claimant count across the North Antrim constituency catchment dropped by 1.6% last month to 1 862.

South Antrim's percentage of benefit claimants fell by 0.6 per cent in August, to 1 338.

Meanwhile, Northern Ireland unemployment has shrunk to a seven year low.

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