40% of all Carlow workers on state income supports
Two out of every five workers in Carlow are on social welfare or the PUP Kerry, Donegal, Dublin, Louth, Wexford ...
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Temporary wage subsidy scheme expected to be extended until August
The temporary wage subsidy scheme is set to be extended until August. It involves the government subsidising the wages of ...
Thousands availing of pandemic payment are better-off than when they were working
Nearly forty per cent of people getting the special Covid-19 payment were previously earning less than 300 euro a ...
IDA visits & jobs still areas of concern for Carlow and Kilkenny
Dr Ray Griffin, the report author, says the weak recovery that was underway in the South East in the last ...
John Paul Phelan says more work still to do as live register falls in both Kilkenny and Carlow
Unemployment levels locally have dropped significantly in the last 12 months.
Unemployment above national average in Carlow
Its a mixed picture for Carlow in terms of employment in the county according to the latest Census. New figures ...
Carlow’s Mayor claims IDA not taking Carlow seriously
Currently the South East has the highest level of unemployment as a region at about 3% above the national average.
Less people signing on in Carlow now than four years ago
In the last year alone the live register in the county is down 10%.
Locals will no longer be able to avail of Job-Bridge Scheme
The system introduced in 2011, allows interns to work for between six and nine months, 30-40 hours per week, for ...
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