unemployment rate fell from the highest to the lowest in the EU. Over the same period a record number of jobs was created and all … boom, which in turn may be attributed to Ireland s super competitiveness in the late 1990s. Several factors contributed to … spending from income support to active labour market policies, played a positive role. The fact that unemployment has risen …

unemployment rate fell from the highest to the lowest in the EU. Over the same period a record number of jobs was created and all … boom, which in turn may be attributed to Ireland's "super competitiveness" in the late 1990s. Several factors contributed … spending from income support to active labour market policies, played a positive role. The fact that unemployment has risen …