Northern Ireland fears further cuts

摘要

The Northern Irish construction industry is bracing itself for a torrid 2011, with claims job losses since the start of the recession could top 30,000.rnRegional statistics from the UK-wide Labour Force Survey last week showed construction employment in Northern Ireland has fallen back to 2000 levels.rnIn the first quarter of 2000, there were 66,000 people employed in the sector in the region. At the end of 2007, this number had swollen to 87,000. But statistics showed in the second quarter of 2010, employment was back at 66,000.