The chart illustrates information about the unemployment rate and the percentage of people leaving Ireland between 1988 and 2008.
Overall, the percentage of unemployed Irish citizens decreased significantly with some fluctuations, while the number of people leaving Ireland declined with some variations, and then it increased steadily in the following years.
The percentage of Irish unemployed Irish citizens dropped significantly from around 18% in 1988 to around 6% in 2008. The percentage of unemployed Irish citizens declined from around 18% in 1988 to around 14% in 1990, but it increased to around 16% in 1992. The percentage of unemployed Irish Citizens decreased to around 4% in 2000, but it rose to around 6% in 2008.
The number of individuals leaving Ireland decreased from around 60,000 in 1988 to approximately 35,000 in 1992, and it decreased to around 28,000 in 2002. However, the number of people leaving Ireland increased in the following years, and it reached a number of around 50,000 in 2008.
