Unemployment down to 10.7% in November – CSO

The standardised unemployment rate in November was 10.7 per cent, down from the revised figure of 10.9 per cent in October, new figures from the Central Statistics Office have shown. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Live Register recorded a monthly decrease of...

Irish unemployment falls to 11% in October from 11.1%

Irish unemployment fell to 11 per cent in October from 11.1 per cent in September, the 10th straight month in which it dropped, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) said. It stood at 12.4 per cent in October last year. On a seasonally-adjusted basis, the live register...

Irish economy to grow by 5% this year and next – ESRI

The Irish economy will grow by approximately 5 per cent both this year and next year and unemployment will fall below 10 per cent, according to the ESRI. Economic growth is expected to be strong in 2014 and 2015, it said in its Quarterly Economic Commentary for Autumn...