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There has been no “great retirement” in Ireland, with the labour force participation rate now standing at almost 66pc, way ahead of the EU average. While the Covid pandemic led to a dramatic increase ...
DHL Group has integrated more than 30,000 refugees into the labour market since 2015 through employment, apprenticeships, and training programmes.
5.1 Two-thirds graduated from educational programmes featuring AI Around two-thirds (67 percent) of students left educational programmes featuring AI with an AI diploma 32) , while one-third left ...
Labor market slack in the EU (all people who have an unmet need for employment, including unemployed people) amounted to 10.9% of the extended labor force aged 20-64 in 1Q25 marking a 0.1 ...
Labour Force Survey highlights rising employment rates Owain Johnston-Barnes Created: Jun 13, 2025 01:46 PM (Updated: Jun 17, 2025 08:24 PM) ...
Retail spending in May rose by 3.6%, which Bank of Ireland said reflected steady demand for clothing, groceries and household items ...
June 09, 2025 at 5:32pm BST Discussions between officials from Northern Ireland and London took place on Monday around how winter fuel payments for pensioners will be reinstated here, and how many ...
All our digital fingerprints are everywhere, so giving a national identity card to every citizen is a no-brainer By DAVID BLUNKETT Published: 21:14 EDT, 7 June 2025 | Updated: 12:11 EDT, 8 June 2025 ...
My InsiderSince its most recent low on April 8, the S&P 500 and Vanguard's Total World Stock Index are up 20% as investors have piled into the market at a near-record pace. On an annualized basis ...
Northern Ireland weekly market report - 2 June 2025The EU Commission updated it’s 2025/26 common wheat production estimate to 126.6 Mt, up 0.3 Mt from 126.3 Mt estimated last month. EU wheat exports ...
May's jobs data came in stronger than economists expected, but the labor market is still a mixed bag. Workers already in white-collar roles, or those seeking jobs in healthcare, are in a good ...