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Ireland Unemployment Rate
Last Release
Aug 31, 2025
Actual
4.7
Units In
%
Previous
4.8
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Oct 01, 2025
Time to Release
24 Days 9 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
17.3 Dec 1985 | 3.8 May 2023 | 9.9 % | 1983-2025 | Central Statistics Office Ireland |
In Ireland, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
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The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Ireland fell to 4.7% in August 2025 from a downwardly revised 4.8% in the previous month. The number of unemployed individuals declined by 4,000 month-on-month to 138,200. By gender, male unemployment fell to 4.9% in August from 5.0% in July, while female unemployment declined to 4.5% from 4.7%. By age, the unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years fell to 11.9% from 12.1% in July, while the rate for those aged 25-74 years declined to 3.6% from 3.8%.
Ireland Unemployment Rate History
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