The given line graph details the unemployment rate and number of people leaving Ireland from 1988 to 2008.
Looking from a general perspective, it is clear that both figures declined overall, and ended with an upward trend. Moreover, the highest record of people migrating from Ireland and individuals without a job was at the beginning of the period.
In 1988, the unemployment rate accounted for about 17%. After 1988, it had experienced a substantial decrease in the number of people who does not have a job, before reaching approximately 5% by 2000. The trend leveled out at around 6% during the last 8 years and stopped at the same rate.
In terms of people leaving Ireland, the number did not exceed 60,000 individuals in 1988. It dramatically declined to around 35,000 citizens 4 years later and remained almost stable between 1992 and 2004. After the period of stability, it began its significant rise towards 50,000 people by 2008.