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Irish economy to shrink by between 0.4% and 1.1% this year, says Central Bank

Oct 6th 2020, 6:00 AM 11,618 3

#ECONOMIC FORECAST
Covid-19 unemployment rates fell in September but 'significant impact' remains

Sep 29th 2020, 4:20 PM 12,821 11

#CSO
New Pandemic Unemployment Payment bands kick in today, here's what you need to know

Sep 17th 2020, 6:00 AM 45,892 22

#JOB LOSSES
Pandemic Unemployment Payment to remain open for new applicants until end of 2020

Sep 15th 2020, 6:58 PM 26,716 22

#COVID19
Unemployment rate - including those on PUP - stands at 16.7%

Aug 5th 2020, 3:42 PM 22,825 81

#CSO
Pandemic Unemployment Payment extended - but some rates will be tapered from 17 September

Jul 23rd 2020, 4:59 PM 51,194 36

#SUPPORTS
Minister signals change to pandemic unemployment payment on the way

Updated Jul 13th 2020, 8:15 PM 100,136 54

#WELFARE
Man arrested as part of investigation into Pandemic Unemployment Payment fraud

Jul 2nd 2020, 3:12 PM 52,845 13

#DUBLIN
Over one million people on Live Register or getting unemployment payment

Jul 2nd 2020, 2:52 PM 13,406 19

#COVID-19
Covid-19 has made low-paid jobs 'worse for workers but more valuable to society'

Jun 12th 2020, 12:28 PM 15,046 56

#ESSENTIAL WORKERS
Pandemic Unemployment Payment to be extended for months, but reduced for part-timers

Updated Jun 4th 2020, 12:19 PM 104,680 160

#CORONAVIRUS
Ibec warns of the 'sharpest compression of economic activity in living memory'

Jun 4th 2020, 12:05 AM 23,576 45

#UNEMPLOYMENT
Half of under-24s in Ireland are unemployed, CSO figures suggest

Jun 3rd 2020, 7:20 PM 16,223 21

#COVID-19 PUP
ESRI warns against austerity measures in short-term as economy heals from the pandemic

May 28th 2020, 12:05 AM 20,071 34

#DOWNTURN
People warned not to fall for unemployment payment text scam

May 20th 2020, 5:58 PM 18,178 7

#TEXTS
Taoiseach hopes it will be possible for grandparents to visit and hug their grandchildren over the summer

Updated May 13th 2020, 3:40 PM 81,071 80

#CORONAVIRUS
Ireland's unemployment rate would be 28.2% if people on pandemic payment were included

May 8th 2020, 12:14 PM 19,155 60

#ECONOMIC SHOCK
Tourism, food and construction worst-hit by Covid-19 job losses

May 5th 2020, 9:19 AM 23,524 32

#UNEMPLOYMENT
Bord na Móna employees will continue to turn up for work every day despite attempted lay-offs

Apr 30th 2020, 4:50 PM 16,929 17

#BORD NA MóNA
Donohoe describes predicted 22% unemployment rate as 'horrific'

Apr 22nd 2020, 10:20 AM 27,978 110

#COVID-19
Future changes to pandemic payment and wage subsidy scheme to be considered, says minister

Apr 21st 2020, 6:50 PM 49,086 67

#COVID-19
Over a million people in Ireland receiving some sort of State income support

Apr 20th 2020, 2:20 PM 11,878 16

#UNEMPLOYMENT
Recipients of Covid-19 illness benefit who were underpaid will get arrears this week

Apr 8th 2020, 3:15 PM 23,018 21

#CORONAVIRUS
More than 850,000 people now claiming Covid-19 unemployment benefits

Apr 7th 2020, 1:34 PM 25,271 50

#FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Over 500,000 people either out of work or receiving pandemic payments, new stats show

Updated Apr 2nd 2020, 11:16 AM 40,547 120

#CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Explainer: Here are the payments you're entitled to if your income is impacted by the coronavirus

Mar 24th 2020, 7:10 PM 87,295 55

#COVID19
There have been 58,000 applications for the Covid-19 unemployment payment

Updated Mar 19th 2020, 9:40 PM 47,020 59

#SUPPORT
Concerns that thousands spent on Jobseekers forced to do JobPath programme for a fourth time

Nov 29th 2019, 12:55 PM 21,194 84

#UNEMPLOYMENT
'Ridiculous situation': Jobseekers forced to do JobPath programme for a third time

Mar 7th 2019, 6:00 AM 60,748 68

#JOBSEEKERS
Committee told man on JobPath scheme had his CV amended against his wishes to conceal his ethnicity

Jan 17th 2019, 12:15 PM 38,551 29

#SOCIAL WELFARE
Taoiseach: 'JobPath may not be needed in the future'

Dec 16th 2018, 4:00 PM 23,366 50

#UNEMPLOYMENT
Private companies getting €3,718 for every jobseeker that makes it through the State's Jobpath scheme

Nov 30th 2018, 12:24 AM 60,072 99

#UNEMPLOYMENT
Almost 8,000 people under the age of 26 are in long-term unemployment

Oct 8th 2018, 8:50 AM 24,560 76

#BUDGET PROPOSALS
Unemployment set to drop again but Brexit could have negative impact on Irish growth

Sep 26th 2018, 6:00 AM 13,047 43

#TAXES AND SPENDING
Government wants future budgets to 'lean against the wind'

Jun 19th 2018, 4:22 PM 7,174 29

#PLAY IT COOL
The most common jobs in Ireland are in sales, retail and farming

Dec 14th 2017, 12:40 PM 41,901 36

#CENSUS 2016
'I loved every minute': This inner city programme for unemployed youths has a 90% success rate

Nov 9th 2017, 6:27 PM 15,567 19

#CAREER LEAP
Jobseekers reminded they can take up Christmas work without losing entitlements

Nov 3rd 2017, 1:19 PM 21,370 77

#TIS THE SEASONAL WORK
Business leaders welcome Macron's labour reforms but trade unions aren't so happy

Aug 31st 2017, 6:34 PM 9,275 33

#UNEMPLOYMENT
There are 79 unemployment blackspots in Ireland, with Limerick worst affected

Jun 15th 2017, 11:02 AM 65,227 83

#CENSUS