Covid-adjusted jobless rate moves up to 7.5% in December – CSO
The unemployment rate, adjusted to include those on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), rose to 7.5% in December compared to ...
Read More Asking prices for used cars now 56% higher than they were before the Covid-19 pandemic
The rate at which the price of used cars is increasing has reached a new high, driven by the supply ...
Read More Minimum wage rises offset reduced hours, report finds
The average take home pay of workers on the minimum wage increased over the years from 2016-2018, according to new ...
Read More Mortgage approval values reach new high in November
Almost 5,000 mortgages were approved in November, up 8.6% on the previous month but down 4.6% on the same time ...
Read More Gloomy outlook for global recovery, World Economic Forum survey finds
Only one in 10 World Economic Forum members surveyed expects the global recovery to accelerate over the next three years, ...
Read More Govt to consider reducing back public servants’ hours to pre-July 2013 levels
Thousands of public servants will have their working hours reduced back to lower pre-austerity levels from 1 July, if a ...
Read More Supermarket sales dip by 5.2% over Christmas period
New figures show that the value of the grocery market declined by 5.2% to €3.1 billion during the 12 weeks ...
Read More Small firms have muted expectations for 2022 – SFA
Confidence among small businesses took a hit amid a new round of restrictions on hospitality venues which were introduced just ...
Read More Poverty levels jump after households receiving subsidies pay rent – SJI study
The poverty risk of households that are in receipt of housing subsidies is two and a half times greater after ...
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