A SPECIAL job fair is set to take place in Enniskillen today (Thursday) in a bid to curb and reduce local unemployment rate and help maintain that the “local economy remains strong”. People are who are currently unemployed are being encouraged to turn out to the Fermanagh Lakeland Forum for the Fermanagh Job Fair, which […]
Area has lowest unemployment benefit claims
THE COUNCIL area of Fermanagh and Omagh has the lowest number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the North, according to latest figures. The data from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) which, details how many people are claiming universal credit for the purposes of being unemployed up until the end of May, […]
Unemployment down, but where are all the jobs?
THE number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Fermanagh has decreased for yet another month, and is down by over a quarter in the past year. Despite these very positive government figures, questions have been asked as to where all these claimants have gone as there are no corresponding figures, nor anecdotal evidence, to suggest […]
Most local jobs vacancies in sales and retail sector
THE most advertised job vacancies in Fermanagh do not require a university education and may serve to explain why our graduates are leaving the county in droves.
Workers left to pick up the pieces after jobs bombshell
A NUMBER of former employees of Flynns Fine Foods gathered in Roslea for the first time since the shock announcement of its closure to seek out advice from support services.
Massive jump in jobless figures
FERMANAGH’S employment landscape has been dealt another blow after figures show the council area suffered a dramatic rise in the number of benefit claimants.