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Northern Ireland 'needs industrial recovery,' report finds

UNITE Ireland regional secretary Jimmy Kelly said today that the August 2014 Income Data Services (IDS) pay report highlighted the need for a new Northern Ireland industrial policy.

The IDS statistics identify the top 10 unemployment hotspots in Britain by local authority.

They demonstrate that Northern Ireland’s economy has suffered disproportionately since the 2008 banking crisis. 

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