The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show that 53,700 (2.4%) more people are in employment than this time last year.

The national unemployment rate is still on course to fall below 5% next year, assuming a hard Brexit is avoided, but numerous issues need to be addressed in the labour market for it to truly thrive, one economist has warned.

Ireland is 15th in the EU28 unemployment table according to the latest statistics from Eurostat.

The rate of unemployment in September remained unchanged from August at 5.3%.

Youth unemployment has a “scarring effect”, with almost 6,000 young Irish people being long-term unemployed for 12 months or more.

In addition to issuing more work permits to workers from overseas, could I suggest that the Government support and encourage, in a respectful way, the (approx) 200,000 people who are currently on the Live Register in this country?

The number of people on the Live Register fell by 1.2% in March, the second subsequent month when figures hit an 11-year low.

In figures released today, the CSO stated that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for last month was at 5.6%, down from 5.7% in January.

The Government is promising more schemes to get people who are long-term unemployed back to work.

Employers’ body Ibec has welcomed the increase in the number of people at work but warned that further employment growth could lead to labour shortages here with policy changes needed to address that.

The country’s employment rate has hit record highs leading to concerns it could lead to a lack of workers to fill vacancies.

The Local Enterprise Office for Dublin City have released a report outlining how they have provided over €2 million to tech companies in the capital since it was established in 2014.

The TURAS NUA 'JobPath' programme says it has found jobs for 20,000 long-term unemployed.

Unemployment has fallen slightly, according to the Central Statistics Office.

The unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since April 2008 — and economists are predicting that the rapid growth in employment is far from over.

It is feared that the country could face a worker shortage as employment levels reach those not seen since the Celtic Tiger.

The unemployment rate remains at 5.1% for July and is unchanged from June.

A €22m investment in apprenticeships — including animation and horticulture along with the more traditional trades — would halve long-term youth unemployment by the end of 2019, it has been claimed.

The NYCI, which represents youth organisations working with over 380,000 young people nationwide, is calling for an investment of €22 million in the education, training and access to apprenticeships to halve long-term youth unemployment by the end of 2019.

Irish unemployment was lower again in June, falling to 5.1% from 5.2% in May.

The number of people on the Live Register fell by almost 2% last month and now stands at the lowest level since the recession.

The rate of unemployment has fallen again in May to 5.8%, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Unemployment levels have dropped again.

The unemployment rate is down to 6.1%, official figures have revealed.

Precarious work is “pervasive”, with 109,000 fewer workers in full-time, permanent employment in 2016 than in 2008, according to a study by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.

So-called 'hidden' workers could enable the economy to continue to grow for a number of years, economists have claimed.

The number of people on the Live Register is at its lowest level in almost 9 years.

The number of young people who are out of work has fallen by almost a third in just two years, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

The IDA has been accused of stymieing jobs as part of a “turf war” with ConnectIreland.

Efforts to boost house building could end up in a bloated construction industry and the economy ultimately overheating if the Government were to fail to rein in spending, the Economic and Social Research Institute has warned.

THERE is an illustrative irony that, on the day the best job figures in nearly a decade were announced, Taoiseach Enda Kenny was, apparently, preparing to oppose those who would end his leadership. 

The number of people unemployed in Ireland fell by 40,000 last year - its lowest level in eight years.

The monthly unemployment rate fell slightly again last month, to 7.2%.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January 2016 was 8.6%, according to figures released today.

COMING just days after very positive exchequer returns — the budget deficit was nearly wiped out and total tax revenues topped expectations by €3bn — yesterday’s CSO figures showing that the number of people signing on the Live Register declined by just 0.5% last month but was down 9.7% compared to the same month a year earlier makes it increasingly difficult for the Government’s opponents to criticise how our economy is managed. 

The Live Register total recorded a monthly decrease of 2,200 (-0.7%) to 330,000 last month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 191,700 in November, a decrease of 700 when compared to October, official figures show.

Youth unemployment is still double the rate it was at the start of the recession, it has emerged.

The number of people signing on the dole fell by 1,900 last month, the CSO revealed today.

July saw a slight increase in the number of people unemployed, according to official statistics released today.

The Government has welcomed unemployment dropping under 10% for the first time since the recession and reiterated that the number of jobs lost during the crash will eventually be replaced.

IRELAND’S unemployment rate has fallen below 10% for the first time since our 2008 economic implosion — a crash which former Central Bank governor John Hurley told the banking inquiry yesterday was not anticipated by the Government, nor was its severity.

The standardised unemployment rate was 10% in March, down from 10.1% the previous month, according to latest figures from the CSO.