The diagram provides the data about unemployment levels in Ireland and the number of people leaving the country between 1998 and 2008.
Overall, the graph showes that as the unemployment rate in Ireland decreased significantly between 1988 and the early 2000s, the number of people leaving the country also dropped. However, both indicators started to rise again towards to the end of the period, particularly after 2006, indicating a potential link between unemployment and emigration trend.
Between 1988 and 1992, Ireland experienced a significant decline in its unemployment rate, falling from 17% to below 12%. During the same period, the number of people emigrating from the country dropped steeply, from about 60000 to 40000.
From 1992 to approximately 2001, the unemployment rate continued to fall gradually, reaching its lowest point at just over 4%. Correspondingly, the number of people leaving the Ireland also decreased and remained relatively stable, fluctuating around 20000 throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s.
However, between 2004 and 200, both trends began to reverse. the unemployment rate saw a slight increase, rising to around 6%, while emigration rose sharply from about 20000 to over 40000 by 2008.