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CSO revises unemployment rate up to 5.7% from 5.3%

The unemployment rate was revised up to 5.7% for both January and December from an initial estimate of 5.3% following the release of quarterly jobs figures, the Central Statistics Office said today.
Business • 19 Feb 19

Employment increases by 3% in Q3 to reach new high

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of people employed in the third quarter of the year rose by 3%, or 66,700, to 2,273,200 - a new record high.
Business • 20 Nov 18

Employment levels up over 20% since 2012 - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that employment rose by 20.1%, or 377,000, to stand at a total of 2,255,000 between the second quarter of 2012 and the second quarter of 2018.
Business • 16 Nov 18

Employment up 3.4% in Q2, according to CSO

The number of people in employment in Ireland totalled 2,255,000 in the second quarter of the year, which is up 3.4% from the same quarter last year.
Business • 28 Aug 18

Unemployment rate revised sharply lower to 5.3% - CSO

The country's unemployment rate was revised sharply down to 5.3% in May, from an initial estimate of 5.8% following strong jobs growth in the first quarter.
Business • 20 Jun 18

Employment levels just 12,000 below all time peak - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that employment rose by 3.1% in the fourth quarter of last year compared to the same time in 2016.
Business • 14 Mar 18

Numbers at work up by 2.2% in third quarter - CSO

Ireland's rapidly expanding economy has led to an additional 48,000 people at work in the third quarter of 2017, an increase of 2.2%, according to the Central Statistics Office.
Business • 16 Jan 18

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