Irish February unemployment rate revised up to 6.1 percent

DUBLIN, March 14 (Reuters) - Ireland (Other OTC: IRLD - news) 's unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in February, up from an initial estimate of 6.0 percent, the country's statistics agency said on Wednesday.

January's unemployment rate was also revised up, to 6.2 percent from 6.1 percent. Unemployment has fallen steadily since peaking at 16 percent in 2012 as Ireland's economy grows faster than any other in Europe.

The number of people in work in the three months to December rose by 66,800 to 2.23 million, a 3.1 percent year-on-year increase, which compares with a 2.2 percent rise in the previous quarter. (Reporting by Conor Humphries; editing by John Stonestreet)