Following months of falling unemployment in Fermanagh the number of people in the county without a job is on the rise.
The latest Monthly Labour Market Report shows that in July there were 27 more people out of work than in June.
There are currently 1,732 people in the county without a job. The 1.6 per cent rise in unemployment last month contrasts with the 16.1 per cent fall over the past 12 months. There are now 333 fewer people out of work than this time last year.
The figures show that there are currently 1,185 men, representing 5.9 per cent of the male workforce, and 547 women, representing 2.8 per cent of the female workforce, without a job.
That puts unemployment in Fermanagh at 4.4 per cent, just below the Northern Ireland average of 4.5 per cent.
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