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Linking unemployment benefits to previous earnings leads to weaker work incentives - ESRI

Linking unemployment benefits to previous earnings would give rise to weaker financial work incentives unless capped or time-limited, research has found. The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) said there is a “coherent economic case” for ...

10 Jun 2022 at 13:23

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Unemployment continues to drop, but threat of reclosure looms, says economist

The CSO reported that the Covid-19 adjusted unemployment rate fell to 16.7% in July, from 23.1% in June. These figures are an estimate based on the Live Register and Covid-19 related claims. The main unemployment rate rose to 5.0% in July on a ...

06 Aug 2020 at 12:09

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Still twice as many Irish people unemployed compared to pre-Covid figures

Twice as many Irish people are still unemployed compared to pre-pandemic figures. That's according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which reported that the Covid-19 crisis has "continued to have a significant impact on the labour ...

07 Oct 2021 at 10:52

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Live register figures increase in every county but one over 12 months

The number of people on the live register rose in every county but one in the past 12 months, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Tipperary was the only county that saw a decrease in the number of ...

07 Oct 2022 at 14:09

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Ireland’s jobless rate jumps to 4.3% in August

Ireland’s unemployment rate jumped slightly in August to 4.3%, figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show. The figures, released on Wednesday, shows that the jobless rate rose from a rate of 4.2% in July 2022 and was ...

31 Aug 2022 at 17:10

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CSO reveals fewer young people employed in June compared to month prior

Fewer Irish young people were employed in June 2022 compared to a month prior. That's according to the latest data release from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which shows 5.4% of 15-24 year olds were unemployed in June ...

06 Jul 2022 at 13:48

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Unemployment rate falls to lowest level since start of Covid-19 pandemic

Unemployment rates have fallen in the past month and figures are significantly down when compared with this time last year. Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show an unemployment rate of 4.8% for all persons. ...

05 May 2022 at 15:11

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Unemployment rate for males rises slightly in past month

The unemployment rate for males has risen slightly in the last month, latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show. In the last month, the unemployment rate has risen to 4.2% for males from a rate of 4.1% ...

05 Jul 2023 at 14:54

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Irish unemployment level reaches record low beating previous Celtic Tiger levels

A new record low unemployment rate of 3.8pc was recorded this month, according to the latest data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2023 (for all persons ...

31 May 2023 at 15:33

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'Remarkable growth' in employment numbers as Ireland reaches record levels

Over 100,000 jobs were created in the first quarter of this year with employment now standing at 2.61 million, latest figures show. Unemployment is down 12.7 per cent when compared with the same period in 2022. The Q1 ...

24 May 2023 at 14:57

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Irish social protection minister ‘not thinking of introducing national service’

Ireland’s social protection minister has said she is not considering implementing a form of compulsory national service as has been promised by the Tories in the UK. Heather Humphreys ruled out the move at the launch ...

28 May 2024 at 19:55

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Irish unemployment rates remain at record low

Unemployment rates in Ireland remain at record lows, with rates for unemployment among females dropping in the past month. In March 2023 the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1% for males from ...

05 Apr 2023 at 15:09

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