Guest The Pom Queen Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 IRELAND'S unemployment rate has held steady at 14.6 per cent in December, unchanged from November, official data shows. However, the number of people claiming unemployment benefits in the bailed-out eurozone country fell again last month, according to the latest Live Register figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). "In unadjusted terms there were 423,733 people signing on the Live Register in December 2012. This represents an annual decrease of 11,051 (people) or a decrease of 2.5 per cent," the CSO said in a statement. The Live Register includes part-time workers - those who work up to three days a week - and casual workers entitled to benefits, in a country with a population just under 4.6 million. The figures represent a fall in the standardised unemployment rate of 0.3 per cent in the twelve months since January. Unemployment peaked at 15.0 per cent in February, the highest level since Dublin entered an 85-billion-euro ($A105.57 billion) EU-IMF bailout programme in November 2010. Read more: http://www.news.com.au/business/breaking-news/irish-unemployment-static-at-146/story-e6frfkur-1226547938103#ixzz2H4Gd02s7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest26012 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Had an Irish nurse start with us recently, she reckons its bad for jobs over there at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Yeah its very bad. I think a lot of irish emigrate because they need to rather than actually wanting to. Dave has family in ireland (although they are belgian) and they say its really bad, a lot of them arent happy with the government etc. When we visited there was so many houses sitting empty or half built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest26012 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 It's tragic, and such a beautiful country! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perthbum Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 When you think about it 86 out of Every hundred are working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candygirl Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 OH's family over there say it is very grim and there have been a lot of suicides, which is incredibly sad. A lot of the older generation are urging the skilled youngsters to get out of the country and seek employment overseas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I watched a program on irish migration and there was a young nurse, she couldnt find a job anywhere. I think she tried the uk aswell. She got the chance at a job in oz but didnt want to go at all. I think it was only her choice other than the dole. I wonder how she got on over there but it didnt give a update. Daves family over in kerry are unemployed too now. When we last visited and he said his callcentre job was being moved overseas. I dont know why they dont move back to belgium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebloggs Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I have family in Ireland as well, its a lot worse than just 14% unemployment as people are just taxed out of existence as the government is so desperate for money to pay its debts to the IMF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest26012 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 When you think about it 86 out of Every hundred are working. Not good for those that are unemployed pb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Not good for those that are unemployed pb? Exactly and hes constantly moaning about uk unemployment so you'd think he would have sympathy for ireland.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perthbum Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I have family in Ireland as well, its a lot worse than just 14% unemployment as people are just taxed out of existence as the government is so desperate for money to pay its debts to the IMF. Thank god the UK did not join the euro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Actual unemployment in the US is close to that as well. Not good times there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 A lot is now going to depend on what the US economy does and if it's politicians can get themselves sorted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishDigger Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 And to think that not long ago Ireland was considered as The Celtic Tiger in terms of financial growth. This video clip has done the rounds but I think it is appropriate for this Thread, Best wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergamy Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Greed was the problem and having a short sighted, narrow minded and deceitful government only made it all worse. The new government are just as bad, the tax rates are a joke, my last pay check before we came out in Sept, in total I paid nearly 51% in different taxes. I just saw a photo on Facebook there of 58 brand new Audi A6s for the different government officials to get driven around for some EU summit that Ireland are holding. heres the link not too sure if it will work photo.php. It sickens me that none of the politicians or any of the bankers have been convicted of a crime. The rich and corrupt seem to always look after their own, while the poor get poorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I have family in Ireland as well, its a lot worse than just 14% unemployment as people are just taxed out of existence as the government is so desperate for money to pay its debts to the IMF. Unemployment figures are always higher than the official rate. I'd image the rate is nearer 20% ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Greed was the problem and having a short sighted, narrow minded and deceitful government only made it all worse. The new government are just as bad, the tax rates are a joke, my last pay check before we came out in Sept, in total I paid nearly 51% in different taxes. I just saw a photo on Facebook there of 58 brand new Audi A6s for the different government officials to get driven around for some EU summit that Ireland are holding. heres the link not too sure if it will work photo.php. It sickens me that none of the politicians or any of the bankers have been convicted of a crime. The rich and corrupt seem to always look after their own, while the poor get poorer. Greed was indeed the factor that got so many in a dire situation. Our system feeds of that human fraility,I'm afraid and the greed was allowed to flourish since the Wall came down. We have seen in ways the ugly face of capitalism unrestrianed. Not a pretty sight. Have we learnt from past mistakes? I fear not enough to prevent more heartache in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebloggs Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Unemployment figures are always higher than the official rate. I'd image the rate is nearer 20% ...... They brought in a scheme call job bridge, basically you get the dole + €50 more per week to work as an unpaid intern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonandsarah Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 iam not sure if it works the same in ireland Iam in wales and i have a friend who works in the job centre dealing with benifits etc and the unemployment figures are aload of rubbish they get people to attend training session which means they can take them off the unemployment figures as put them as studying when infact they are still claiming benifits and out of work!!! I work in insurance and have recently been made redundant as have many people working in insurance in the uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 iam not sure if it works the same in ireland Iam in wales and i have a friend who works in the job centre dealing with benifits etc and the unemployment figures are aload of rubbish they get people to attend training session which means they can take them off the unemployment figures as put them as studying when infact they are still claiming benifits and out of work!!! I work in insurance and have recently been made redundant as have many people working in insurance in the uk. Yep. You know what they say about stats....let's just sat the reality is to be found elsewhere.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalis Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Out of every 10 WHV's in Aus, 3-4 will be Irish. And by that I mean out of ALL the countries that are allowed to participate in the scheme. There can't be too many Irish young people in Ireland between the ages of 20-30 without children (I met an Irish guy in Darwin with a child who was on a WHV so much for them checking). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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