Irish unemployment falls to match previous record low of 3.9%

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DUBLIN, May 4 (Reuters) - Ireland's unemployment fell to 3.9% in April from a revised 4% a month earlier to match the previous record low of the early 2000s, Central Statistics Office data showed on Thursday. The jobless rate had remained between 4.2% and 4.5% over the last year, according to the most recent set figures a month ago, however the rate in February and March were revised down to 4.1% and 4% respectively on Thursday. The unemployment rate was last at 3.9% between October 2000 and April 2001 (Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Alison Williams)

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