Irish Employment fell 25,000 in Q3 2008 - the first annual decline in employment since 1991; Employment trends similar to the 1980s
Nov 21st, 2008 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Irish employment fell 25,000 on an annual basis in the third quarter of 2008 and there were 2,120,800 persons in employment, representing an annual fall of 1.2%, the first annual decline in employment since 1991. This compares with an annual growth rate of 0.3% in the previous quarter and a rate of 3.3% for the third quarter of 2007. The data comes from the Quarterly National Household Survey Quarter 3 2008, published by the CSO today.