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Business Calls for Investment In MidWest

The government is being urged to drive investment into the Western region, to tackle the stubbornly high unemployment rate here.

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A new CSO has shown employment throughout Ireland is at its highest level since 2009, with a national unemployment rate of 11.3%.

However, in the Midwest that figure stands at 13.2% and President of Shannon Chamber Kevin Thompstone says it's clear evidence of a two-tier economy.

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