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| Micheál Martin, T.D., Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
A total of 2,204 people lost their jobs in October, according to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
This is 5.5 per cent more than the same month last year and the highest monthly figure since January.
Total redundancies to date this year are at 19,533, 119 more than the cumulative total for the first 10 months of 2005.
The pace of redundancies still remained slower than in the first quarter, when substantial increases were recorded.
On a monthly basis, the services sector was again the worst affected, with a total of 949 jobs being lost in distribution, transport, communications and general services.
This was closely followed by manufacturing, which saw the loss of 671 general positions, 116 metal and engineering specialists and 61 chemical products operatives.
These figures, represent actual redundancies during October, but do not include planned job losses that were announced by companies, including Roches Stores and Cadbury.
