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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

Output growth at China's factories and workshops for the first two months slowed to 5.3% year-on-year, from 5.7% in December

China's industrial output slows, unemployment rises

Business / 14 Mar 19

The CSO recently revised the January jobless rate up to 5.7% from an initial estimate of 5.3%

Unemployment rate falls to 5.6% in February - CSO

Business / 05 Mar 19

The total number of people in the labour force in the fourth quarter of 2018 stood at 2,410,100, a rise of 1.5% over the year

CSO revises unemployment rate up to 5.7% from 5.3%

Business / 19 Feb 19

The seasonally adjusted number of people who were unemployed in December stood at 127,100

Jobless rate remains unchanged at 5.3% in December

Business / 08 Jan 19

The number of people who were unemployed stood at 127,600 in November, new CSO figures show.

Unemployment rate falls to 5.3% in November - CSO

Business / 04 Dec 18

The rate of youth unemployment fell from almost 13% in September to 12% in October

Unemployment rate at lowest since early 2008

Business / 31 Oct 18

Tthe seasonally adjusted number of people who were unemployed stood at 129,400 in September, down from 134,200 in August

Unemployment rate falls to 5.4% in September - CSO

Business / 02 Oct 18

Among euro zone countries, the lowest unemployment rate of 3.4% was in Germany in August

Euro zone unemployment at almost decade low in August

Business / 01 Oct 18

August sees another dip in unemployment, new CSO figures show

Unemployment rate falls to 5.6% in August - CSO

Business / 04 Sep 18

Unemployment has fallen consistently for the last six years since the jobless rate peaked at 16% in 2012

Unemployment falls to 5.1% in June - CSO

Business / 03 Jul 18

The CSO's latest Labour Force Survey shows the number of people in work in the three months to March rose by 62,100 to 2.22 million

Unemployment rate revised sharply lower to 5.3% - CSO

Business / 20 Jun 18

The CSO said the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May fell to 5.8% from 5.9% in April

Unemployment rate falls again in May - CSO

Business / 06 Jun 18

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