Employment rates rose for almost all groups of people post-Covid-19, study shows

The pattern of inequalities that existed before the pandemic are the same after the pandemic, a study found (PA)

Employment rates rose for almost all groups of people post-pandemic, while unemployment and labour market inactivity generally fell, new findings show.

A new study from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) explored the equality impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the labour market, comparing the situation pre and post-pandemic.