A new report has found that more people living in Ennis and its surrounding area are working outside of the town than in it.
The Western Development Commission has published an analysis of Census data, which has found that the Ennis labour catchment area is unusual for a main urban centre in showing that most of the people living in or near to Ennis don’t actually work there.
There has also been a trend of declining employment levels within the town.
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However, Deirdre Frost, Policy Analyst with the Western Development Commission, believes the figures are good news as they show there’s potential for more employment in the town
