Submitted Report
The line graph depicts the fluctuations in both the unemployment rate and the emigration numbers in Ireland between 1988 and 2008.
Overall, it is evident that the two variables show a parallel trend, except for a significant deviation during the 1990s. While an overall decrease was witnessed for both the factors, the number of individuals leaving Ireland saw a gradual incline toward the end of the period.
To begin with, in the initial year of 1988, 17% of the population faced unemployment while 15.5% chose to leave the country. However, after 1990, the rates declined, with unemployment figures ranging between 12% and 13% until 1996, alongside a decrease in the proportion of people emigrating, reported to be between 14% and 8%.
Moving further, in 1996, there was a significant decrease in unemployment rates in the island nation, reaching a low of 5% in 2000. The percentage of people leaving the country remained relatively steady at 7% until the last four years of the period, followed by a sharp increase to 13% in 2008. On the other hand, the increase in unemployment was more gradual, eventually reaching 6%.
Overall, it is evident that the two variables show a parallel trend, except for a significant deviation during the 1990s. While an overall decrease was witnessed for both the factors, the number of individuals leaving Ireland saw a gradual incline toward the end of the period.
To begin with, in the initial year of 1988, 17% of the population faced unemployment while 15.5% chose to leave the country. However, after 1990, the rates declined, with unemployment figures ranging between 12% and 13% until 1996, alongside a decrease in the proportion of people emigrating, reported to be between 14% and 8%.
Moving further, in 1996, there was a significant decrease in unemployment rates in the island nation, reaching a low of 5% in 2000. The percentage of people leaving the country remained relatively steady at 7% until the last four years of the period, followed by a sharp increase to 13% in 2008. On the other hand, the increase in unemployment was more gradual, eventually reaching 6%.