The line graph provides data on the unemployment rate and emigration from Ireland over a twenty-year period, from 1988 to 2008.
Overall, it is clear that both the number of people leaving Ireland and the unemployment rate decreased over the same period. Notably, the unemployment rate was highest in 1988, while the number of individuals leaving Ireland showed an upward trend at the end of the year.
Examining the details, the unemployment rate was approximately 18% at the beginning of the period, but declined to just under 14% after two years. The rate then rose to 15% in 1992, before dropping significantly from 1994 to 2000. After that, it followed a similar pattern, leveling off at 6% in 2008.
In terms of emigration, around 60,000 citizens left Ireland in 1988, and this number continued to fall to approximately 50,000 by 1990. Despite a slight increase between 1992 and 1994, the number of emigrants then declined before jumping to over 40,000 people in the final year.