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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

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

Ann Fergus called on the Government to restore the Christmas bonus to 100%

Call to restore welfare payments to pre-crash level

Ireland / 30 May

German consumer prices rose by 2.2% in May, new figures show

German inflation overshoots ECB target in May

Business / 30 May

GDP in the euro zone expanded by 0.4% in the first quarter, a preliminary flash estimate shows today

Euro zone economic growth slows in Q1 as expected

Business / 02 May

Unemployment falls to 5.9% in April, new CSO figures show

Unemployment falls below 6% for first time in 10 years

Business / 01 May

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe cautions that the country's hard-won gains cannot be taken for granted

GDP forecasts raised as labour market fuels more growth

Business / 18 Apr

The report, which covers the first three months of 2018, says that employers are aware of the difficulty posed in keeping staff as the country moves towards full employment

75% of employers planning staff pay rises in 2018 - Cpl

Business / 16 Apr

In number terms, there were 144,000 people in the country without a job last month, marginally lower than the 146,300 recorded in February

Unemployment rate unchanged in March - CSO

Business / 04 Apr

The EU's official statistics agency said the jobless rate in the single currency area fell to 8.5% in February, down from 8.6% in January

Euro zone unemployment at lowest since December 2008

Business / 04 Apr

CSO's Labour Force Survey shows that 2,231,000 people were employed in the three months from October to December 2017

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

Business / 14 Mar

A total of 2,206,800 million people were in employment during the third quarter of 2017

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

Business / 16 Jan

Spanish unemployment - at 16.7% - remains higher than euro zone average

Euro zone unemployment falls to nine-year low

Business / 09 Jan

The seasonally adjusted jobless total dropped by 29,000 to 2.442m, the data showed - more than double the 12,000 forecast in a Reuters poll

German jobs bonanza pushes unemployment to record low

Business / 03 Jan

The number of people signing on the Live Register in November fell by 2,600 to stand at 244,300

Live Register figures down again in November

Business / 07 Dec 17

CSO revisions show that tnemployment rate peaked at 15.9% in late 2011 rather than the 15.1% initially thought

Unemployment rate was worse than thought during crisis

Business / 06 Dec 17

Inflation in the euro zone rose to 1.5% in November from 1.4% in October

Euro zone inflation up less than expected in November

Business / 30 Nov 17

Joblessness in Germany -
Europe's largest economy - fell to 5.3% in November

Germany reports record low unemployment

Business / 30 Nov 17

Companies are leaving Catalonia in the middle of Spain's worst political crisis in decades

Catalonia unemployment jumps as political crisis drags

Business / 03 Nov 17

246,900 signing on Live Register on a a seasonally adjusted basis in October, new CSO figures show

Live Register falls again in October

Business / 03 Nov 17

Of the 131,300 jobless people last month, 6.7% were men and 5.1% were women

Unemployment rate down to 6% in October - CSO

Business / 01 Nov 17

Unemployment rate steady at 6.1% in September - CSO

Unemployment rate steady at 6.1% in September

Business / 03 Oct 17

The number of people in the labour force in the second quarter of 2017 inched 0.1% higher to 2,204,500

Employment levels up 2.4% in Q2, but below expectations

Business / 22 Sep 17

Euro zone inflation stood at 1.5% in July

Euro zone inflation rises, unemployment at 8 year low

Business / 31 Aug 17

The non-employment measure includes the unemployed - but also "discouraged" job seekers, those in education and those who simply do not want a job

The case for a new measure of joblessness

Business / 23 Aug 17

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