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The percentage of younger people unemployed continues to be high

Adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly in May - CSO

Business / 03 Jun

Paschal Donohoe brought a memo to Cabinet today seeking approval for the revised spending estimates

€6.8bn extra funding approved as spending limit nears

Politics / 22 May

Australia's unemployment rate shot up to 6.2%, the highest since September 2015, from 5.2% in March

Australians warned worse to come as job losses soar

Business / 14 May

The Covid-19 crisis has continued to have a significant impact on the labour market here in April

April unemployment rate jumps to record high of 28.2%

Business / 08 May

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives for the vote on the $484bn coronavirus rescue package

US Congress passes coronavirus relief package

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said the Irish economic landscape 'has been turned on its head in recent weeks'

Donohoe: We're 'in the midst of a severe recession'

Business / 21 Apr

The Covid-19 crisis had a significant impact on the labour market in Ireland in March

Covid-19 adjusted monthly jobless rate soars to 16.5%

Business / 09 Apr

Best estimates so far put the unemployment rate in Ireland at around the 17-18% mark - higher than the 16% recorded at the peak of the last financial crisis.

5 things we learned about the Covid-19 economy today

Coronavirus / 02 Apr

The latest Live Register figures, due out today, are expected to show that 482,000 people are now claiming unemplyment payments

Unemployment rate may rise to 17% in March - Goodbody

Business / 02 Apr

The seasonally adjusted number of people who were unemployed stood at 120,100 in February, new CSO figures

Unemployment rate steady at 4.8% in February - CSO

Business / 03 Mar

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 5% in the third quarter of 2019 to 4.7% in the fourth quarter

Number of employed people rose by 3.5% last year - CSO

Business / 18 Feb

Unemployment moved higher in January - but remained lower on an annual basis

Unemployment edges up in January - CSO

Business / 04 Feb

The economy is approaching full employment, where just about everyone who wants a job has one

Unemployment rate holds steady at 4.8% in November

Business / 03 Dec 19

The CSO's Labour Force Survey is the official source of data for employment and unemployment in Ireland

Unemployment rate falls to 4.9% in third quarter - CSO

Business / 19 Nov 19

The seasonally adjusted number of people who were unemployed stood at 126,900 in September, down from 127,500 the previous month

Jobless rate steady at 5.3% in September

Business / 01 Oct 19

Spain's unemployment rate fell to 13.8% in August from 13.9% in July, new euro zone figures confirm today

Euro zone unemployment drops in August

Business / 30 Sep 19

The CSO said there were 126,000 people unemployed last month, down 6,400 compared to August last year

Unemployment rate dips to 5.2% in August - CSO

Business / 03 Sep 19

The rate of youth unemployment was 10.3% in July, an increase of 0.2% from June

Slight increase in unemployment rate for July

Business / 30 Jul 19

The numbers signing on the Live Register fell to 190,900 in May

Live Register records another fall in May - CSO

Business / 07 Jun 19

The CSO's latest Labour Force Survey shows that employment rose by 3.7% in the first quarter of 2019

Unemployment rate revised sharply lower to 4.6% - CSO

Business / 21 May 19

The euro zone's GDP is predicted to grow by 1.2% this year, the latest European Commission forecasts indicate

Commission cuts euro zone growth forecasts for 2019

Business / 07 May 19

The rate of unemployment stood at 5.4% in April, new CSO figures show

Unemployment rate remains at 5.4% in April - CSO

Business / 30 Apr 19

The CSO said the seasonally adjusted number of people who were unemployed stood at 131,300 in March

Jobless rate falls to 11 year low of 5.4% in March

Business / 02 Apr 19

Euro zone inflation slowed to 1.4% last month

Euro zone inflation slows to 1.4% in March

Business / 01 Apr 19

New ESRI research finds the 2012 Intreo job activation reforms had no impact on the probability of jobseekers entering education, training or employment placements

Intreo reform had little impact on Live Register - ESRI

Business / 29 Mar 19

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