Employment Data
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-13
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Sinéad Gibney (SD), Dublin Rathdown

The CSO's labour force survey before Christmas found that we have significant increases in youth and long-term unemployment. The youth unemployment rate is nearly three times the average unemployment rate and it is clearly becoming much harder for young people to find work. What is the Department doing to address this increasing gap in our labour market?

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Sitting date: 2026-01-13