The Irish Times

Job vacancies and card payments have plummeted, study finds

Jobs with lowest work-from-home potential such as beauty and hospitality hit hardest

Wed Apr 15 2020 - 12:09

Unemployment rate jumps to record 16.5% as lockdown hits home

CSO figures show massive jump in jobless rate on foot of coronavirus lockdown

Thu Apr 09 2020 - 11:11

Irish unemployment rises ahead of election

Latest figures show marginal rise in headline rate for January

Tue Feb 04 2020 - 20:16

Irish unemployment rate at 13-year low of 4.8%

CSO figures show number of workers classified as unemployed in December was 119,00

Tue Jan 07 2020 - 17:31

Number of people unemployed forecast to fall below 100,000 next year

Prediction comes in wake of figures showing State’s jobless rate fell to 4.8% last month

Tue Dec 03 2019 - 11:43

Unemployment rate falls below 5% for first time since crash

Ongoing strength of labour market reflected in latest jobless numbers

Tue Nov 05 2019 - 11:40

Unemployment remains unchanged at 5.3% for fourth month running

CSO data show number of people classified as unemployed was 126,900 in September

Tue Oct 01 2019 - 11:39

Unemployment remains at 14-year low of 4.5% in June

Last time unemployment was at this level was in October 2005

Tue Jul 02 2019 - 11:37

Record employment level puts upward pressure on wages

Study by Central Bank and recruitment website Indeed indicates tightening of jobs market

Thu Jun 13 2019 - 20:49

Unemployment rate unchanged at 5.4% in April

Figures from Central Statistics Office show there were 129,700 unemployed in April

Tue Apr 30 2019 - 11:24

Unemployment at 10-year low of 5.4%

Some 57% of employment growth in the past year came from non-Irish nationals, with nearly half of that coming from outside the EU

Tue Apr 02 2019 - 17:16

Unemployment rate revised up to 5.6% but overall trend ‘still downward’

Fall in State’s jobless rate has slowed but is still falling, CSO says

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 11:35

Unemployment remains at 5.3% as ‘dark cloud’ of Brexit looms

CSO figures for unemployed fell to 127,300 in January, but participation rates still low

Tue Feb 05 2019 - 17:15

Job-switching rates on the rise as labour market tightens

Wage growth set to strengthen as rate at which people change jobs nears boom levels

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 05:45

Skills shortage sends Irish employers on global hunt for staff

Creation of 385,000 jobs since 2013 has taken Ireland to the cusp of full employment

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 05:15

Unemployment drops to new post-crash low of 5.3%

CSO figures show number classified as unemployed fell to 127,600 in November

Tue Dec 04 2018 - 11:21

Unemployment in Ireland falls to new post-crash low of 5.4%

State’s jobless rate is now three points below the euro zone average

Tue Oct 02 2018 - 11:19