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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

Over three quarters of Irish-based employers intend on giving staff pay rises this year, according to the latest Employment Market Monitor from recruitment firm Cpl Resources.

Business • 16 Apr 18

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

The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.1% between February and March, latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 04 Apr 18

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

Europe's economic recovery is gaining pace, with euro zone unemployment at its lowest level since December 2008 and inflation on the rise, according to latest official figures.

Business • 04 Apr 18

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

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

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

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

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

Euro zone unemployment falls to nine-year low

Europe's economic recovery is deepening, data showed today, with euro zone unemployment falling to its lowest level since January 2009.

Business • 09 Jan 18

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

Germany's unemployment rate has hit a record low as its jobless total fell more than forecast in December, underpinning a broad-based economic upswing that augurs well for further strong growth in 2018.

Business • 03 Jan 18

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

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the number of people signing on the Live Register in November is the lowest since August 2008, when the figures first started to be compiled.

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

The country's unemployment rate fell to 6.1% in November from 6.3% a month earlier as a revision to the entire series showed the jobless rate has been higher in recent years than previously thought.

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

Euro zone inflation rose by less than expected in November, highlighting that price growth remains weak in the bloc and supporting the European Central Bank's plan to remove stimulus only gradually.

Business • 30 Nov 17

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

Germany reports record low unemployment

Unemployment in Germany marked a record low since the country's 1990 reunification in November, official data showed today, with the economy in good health as politicians struggle to form a government.

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

Registered unemployment rose sharply in Catalonia in October, new figures showed today.

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

The number of people signing on the Live Register in October fell to the lowest level since September 2008, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

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

The unemployment rate fell slightly between September October, from 6.1% down to 6%, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 01 Nov 17

Unemployment rate steady at 6.1% in September

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood 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

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show an annual increase in employment levels in the second quarter, while the level of unemployment fell for the 20th quarter in a row.

Business • 22 Sep 17

Euro zone inflation stood at 1.5% in July

Euro zone inflation rises, unemployment at 8 year low

Euro zone inflation rose to 1.5% in July, still well below the European Central Bank's 2% target, official EU figures showed today.

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

Some people have always been sceptical of the official definition of unemployment, and a new piece of work from two Central Bank economists suggests they may have a point.

Business • 23 Aug 17

Spain's unemployment rate stood at 18.75% in the first quarter

Spain's jobless falls to lowest level in eight years

The number of people in Spain registering as jobless fell to its lowest level in eight years in June, official data showed today, as an economic recovery consolidates after years of recession.

Business • 04 Jul 17

The CSO said the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.3% in June

Unemployment rate continues downward trend in June

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the rate of unemployment continued to fall in June.

Business • 04 Jul 17

Greece remained the euro zone country with the highest unemployment rate at 22.5%

Euro zone unemployment unchanged in May

Unemployment in the euro zone remained stable in May as a hiring spree remained on course amid a strengthening economic recovery in Europe, EU figures showed today.

Business • 03 Jul 17

German jobless rise was the first increase since March 2016

German jobless total unexpectedly rises in June

The number of unemployed Germans rose unexpectedly in June, the Federal Labour Office said, linking the surprise rise to a mild winter that had caused a fall in the number of people out of work.

Business • 30 Jun 17