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03/05/2017
Drop In Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate continued to fall in April, according to new figures from the Central Statistic Office (CSO).
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April fell to 6.2%, down from 6.4% in March.
A total of 47,300 fewer people were unemployed in April compared to last year.
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, said: "It is important that we continue with our policies to ensure that job creation continues to grow right across the country. The CSO also released this morning data on Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland in 2015 which shows that Ireland has become one of the most globalised countries in the world. We are going in the right direction to make full employment in Ireland a reality. As we know being able to earn a livelihood is all important, allowing people to take charge of their future,to make plans and to have hope and optimism."
(CD/LM)
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April fell to 6.2%, down from 6.4% in March.
A total of 47,300 fewer people were unemployed in April compared to last year.
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, said: "It is important that we continue with our policies to ensure that job creation continues to grow right across the country. The CSO also released this morning data on Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland in 2015 which shows that Ireland has become one of the most globalised countries in the world. We are going in the right direction to make full employment in Ireland a reality. As we know being able to earn a livelihood is all important, allowing people to take charge of their future,to make plans and to have hope and optimism."
(CD/LM)
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