Galway records one of lowest job vacancy rates

Galway has recorded a job vacancy rate of around three per one thousand people employed.
Research by IrishJobs.ie found that counties Antrim and Dublin show the highest job vacancy rates in Ireland.
Galway’s rate of 2.9 per 1,000 people employed is one of the lowest in the western region, just ahead of Mayo at 2.19. Roscommon recorded a rate of 3.68 while Sligo reported a rate of 3.67.
Dublin’s high vacancy rate of 4.96 and its high employment rate, put it ahead of any county in the Republic of Ireland.
Limerick city recorded a high job vacancy of 4.47, nearly equaling that of Dublin.
The All Ireland Report was compiled by economists Chris Van Egeraat of Maynooth University and Declan Curran of Dublin City University.
Mr Van Egeraat said job demand and supply are relatively in balance in Galway.