The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October fell to 6%. This is a phenomenal economic performance when one considers that back in October 2016, the unemployment rate stood at 7.2%. On a monthly basis, this represents a drop of 0.1%. The rate of male employment stands at 6.7% whereas the rate of female unemployment fell…
The ESRI has predicted the net creation of 100,000 extra jobs by 2016, bringing the unemployment rate down to 8.4% as a result of the economy growing by 4.2% in 2015 and by a further 3.5% in 2016. The ESRI also predicts that consumer expenditure will increase by 2% in 2015 and by a further…
The rate of which unemployment is falling in Ireland has picked up significant pace when compared to the same period last year. The drop in those signing on the live register in January 2015 is 1,300 than the drop in January 2014. The overall fall in unemployment in 2014 was 10,000 greater than the…
