Monthly Archives: April 2015

The Western Region’s Sectoral Profile

Posted on April 28, 2015 by WDC Insights

We’ve just published WDC Insights-The Western Region’s Sectoral Profile-April 2015 (PDF 0.2MB) which presents the key findings from The Western Region’s Labour Market 2004-2014-WDC Report March 2015 (PDF 2.5MB) on the region’s sectoral pattern of employment. Understanding the sectoral pattern of jobs … Continue reading →

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WDC presents on Creative Economy at JOC

Posted on April 23, 2015 by WDC Insights

The WDC was invited to present to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation on its work in developing the Creative Economy. On Tuesday 21 April, the WDC as well as NUI Galway, Teagasc, the Design & Crafts … Continue reading →

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Farmers in the West are getting older

Posted on April 15, 2015 by WDC Insights

The age profile of farmers in the Western Region is changing. Farmers are getting older and by 2010 for each farmer under 35 there were more than 10 farmers over 55 years of age. This changing age profile has implications … Continue reading →

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The Western Region’s Labour Market

Posted on April 1, 2015 by WDC Insights

The WDC has just published a new analysis of the Western Region’s Labour Market. This is based on a special run of data from the CSO’s QNHS for the period 2004-2014 for the seven-county Western Region. Understanding the region’s labour … Continue reading →

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