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Vacancies in construction, property and finance all experienced both annual and quarterly declines

Job vacancies down 28% on last year

Job vacancies declined by 28% year-on-year and by 7% on a quarterly basis according to the latest Jobs Index from hiring platform IrishJobs.

Ireland • 26 Oct 23

Three our of every four people said their ideal career path was a stable career, coupled with a good work-life balance

Work-life balance biggest factor for Irish job seekers

Work-life balance is now the number one influence for Irish professionals when they are seeking a new job, according to fresh research.

Business • 03 Feb 23

Despite signs of easing, job vacancies are still up by a third on pre-Covid levels, the study shows

Signs of easing in jobs market as vacancies decline

There are signs of easing in the labour market after some extremely tight quarters brought about by the Covid-related impact on recruitment when vacancies were plentiful.

Business • 28 Oct 22

Apple, Google, Microsoft, Pfizer and Intel all rank highly across business and economics, IT, engineering & natural sciences professionals

Big multinationals among most attractive employers

Big multinational companies and public service bodies are the most attractive employers for professionals working in Ireland, according to research published by Universum, which is part of IrishJobs.

Business • 13 Oct 22

Orla Moran, General Manager, IrishJobs.ie

Signs of stabilisation in jobs market - IrishJobs.ie

The jobs market is showing signs of stabilisation according to the first quarterly jobs index of 2022 by IrishJobs.ie, with the number of job vacancies levelling out compared with last year.

Business • 22 Apr 22

Orla Moran, General Manager at IrishJobs.ie, said employers are more aware than ever of how they are perceived by different audiences

Public sector jobs of less interest to students: survey

A new survey shows that professionals are more likely to consider a job in the public sector than their peers in third-level education.

Business • 22 May 20

51% of employees working from home find that they are interrupted during their working day by family members

44% of people working from home putting in longer hours

44% of people currently working from home find they are working longer hours than they would in a normal working day, a new survey from IrishJobs.ie shows.

Business • 29 Apr 20

Barclays is one of the companies that has expanded its operations here in the face of a potential hard Brexit

UK job-seekers look to Ireland ahead of Brexit

The number of UK based job applicants looking for roles in Ireland has increased by more than a third in the last year, against a background of a growing threat of a hard Brexit.

Business • 28 Jan 19