The given line graph illustrates the unemployment levels in Ireland and the number of people who left the country between 1988 and 2008.
Overall, it can be seen that both the unemployment rate and emigration level fall continuously until 2000, after which the number of people leaving Ireland rose sharply in the final years.
From 1988 to 2000, both the unemployment rate and the number of people leaving Ireland fell sharply. The unemployment rate drop from 16% to just 5%, while the number of people emigrating declined dramatically from about 60,000 to just above 25,000. This indicated that as more people find jobs, fewer citizens left the country during this period.
Between 2000 and 2008, unemployment rate remained relatively low and stable until 2004, stying around 5%. However, after 2004 the number of people leaving Ireland began to rise noticeably, reaching approximately 50,000 by 2008. In contrast, the unemployment rate showed only a slight increase during the same period, suggesting that other factors, such as batter opportunities abroad, may have influenced emigration.
