Up to 60,000 people 'may be frozen out' from Ireland's strong jobs recovery from Covid
A very strong rebound in employment following the Covid crisis may yet leave up to 60,000 people stranded, a leading economist has warned.
Austin Hughes, chief economist at KBC Bank Ireland, said the latest CSO survey showed that the recovery was rapid but that big differences between sectors remained.
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