IRELAND'S unemployment rate has risen to 14.3 per cent, underscoring the weakness of its economic recovery.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Aug 2011, 16:29 BST
Updated 5th Aug 2011, 02:57 BST
Dublin's Central Statistics Agency said more than 470,000 people claimed unemployment benefits last month - 12,300 more than in June, when the rate stood at 14.2 per cent. Ireland has the third-worst level of joblessness in the eurozone. The rate in Spain is 21 per cent, Greece 15 per cent.