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As many people discover once in Letterkenny they
may never want to leave, or need to leave, as Letterkenny has several major
employers. These include UNIFI, a large multinational firm manufacturing
synthetic yarn, Pharmacia/Upjohn who produce plastic medical components,
Interventional Technologies, Telecom Eireann, ESB, Department of Social
Welfare, Letterkenny General Hospital, various co-ops and businesses based
on food and agriculture, small software houses and design firms.
COMPANY INFORMATION:
* Pharmacia / Upjohn
- 270 Employees
- 3.6 million Annual Wage Bill
* UNIFI
- 725 Employees
- 14 million Annual Wage Bill
- 75 million Current Capital Investment
- 1,000 tonnes output per week
- 1,300 tonnes estimated output per week, by
March 1998
* Interventional Technologies
- 13 Employees
- 230,000 Annual Wage Bill
- 1.4 million Current Capital Investment
UNEMPLOYMENT:
* Total Area - 2,879
* % of Total Unemployed in Ireland - 1.16%
* Total Males Unemployed - 1,994
* Total Females Unemployed - 885
* Males Under-25 Unemployed - 526
* Males Over-25 Unemployed - 1,468
* Females Under-25 Unemployed - 290
* Females Over-25 Unemployed - 595
POPULATION:
* Urban Area - 7, 250
* Rural Area - 12,500
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