Unemployment rates higher for early school leavers in second quarter - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that early school leavers are three times more likely to be unemployed than those who completed their education.

The CSO's latest Educational Attainment Thematic Report survey figures show that 25% of early school leavers were unemployed compared to 8% of other persons aged 18-24 in the second quarter of 2019.