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New CSO figures show the unemployment rate, including those receiving temporary Covid-19 jobless benefit, fell to 15.4% at the end of August from 17.6% in July

Covid adjusted unemployment rate falls to 15.4% - CSO

Business • 09 Sep

The unemployment rate is 41.2% for those aged 15 - 24 years

Adjusted unemployment rate fell to 16.7% in July - CSO

Business • 05 Aug

Wholesale and retail were among the sectors to see the greater number of workers return

4.3% fall in Pandemic Unemployment Payment numbers

Business • 04 Aug

45% of young people in the labour force are currently unemployed - with 90,000 under-25s claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.

€190m funding call to tackle youth unemployment

Unemployment • 17 Jul

Retail sales in Germany rose by almost 14% in June, rebounding from a 6.5% drop in April

German economic rebound from coronavirus gathering pace

Business • 01 Jul

Paschal Donohoe said he is really optimistic about where Ireland can go

Getting people back to work biggest challenge - Donohoe

Business • 16 Jun

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

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