The chart illustrates the level of unemployment in Ireland and the proportion of migrate people between 1988 and 2008
Overall, while the unemployment levels remained unchanged over the 10-year period, the number of people leaving the country showed a significant decreased at the end of the period.
In 1998, the number of people leaving the Ireland recorded by 40000 poeple. People who migrated the country rose dramatically, peaked at approximately 70000 people in 1990. In the following year, it was fluctuated between 20000 and 4000 after standed at about 41000 in 2008.
By contrast, the level of unemployment showed a different pattern. The figure started at 17% in 1998. There was a gradual decreased at about 13% in 1990 after rose considerably to 17% the same as the started year. However, the unemployment rate showed a sharp drop to apporxiamately 6% in 2000 and fluctuated before shooted up to nearly 12% at the end of the period.
