Ireland’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to an all-time low of 3.8 percent in May 2023, down marginally from 3.9 percent in April. The reading highlighted the Eurozone labor market remained tight, despite the central bank’s hawkish monetary policy. The number of unemployed individuals decreased by 3200 from the previous month to 103,300, while the youth unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent from the downwardly revised 7.7 percent in April. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Unemployment Rate in Ireland averaged 10.21 percent from 1983 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 17.30 percent in December of 1985 and a record low of 3.80 percent in May of 2023. This page provides the latest reported value for - Ireland Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Ireland Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2023.

Unemployment Rate in Ireland is expected to be 4.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.

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Ireland Unemployment Rate



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-05-04 10:00 AM Apr 3.9% 4% 4.4%
2023-05-31 10:00 AM May 3.8% 3.9% 3.9%
2023-07-05 10:00 AM Jun 3.8% 4.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Unemployment Rate 3.80 3.90 percent May 2023
Unemployed Persons 110.70 112.00 Thousand Mar 2023
Employed Persons 2623.30 2568.40 Thousand Mar 2023
Unemployment Change -2002.00 -776.00 Persons May 2023
Full Time Employment 2060.10 2022.70 Thousand Mar 2023
Part Time Employment 559.80 550.30 Thousand Mar 2023
Labor Force Participation Rate 65.20 64.50 percent Mar 2023
Youth Unemployment Rate 6.90 7.70 percent May 2023
Wages in Manufacturing 1088.67 989.60 EUR/Week Mar 2023
Initial Jobless Claims 35026.00 36284.00 Persons May 2023
Wages 923.48 902.56 EUR/Week Mar 2023
Wage Growth 4.30 4.50 percent Mar 2023
Employment Rate 73.60 73.20 percent Mar 2023
Average Weekly Hours 32.40 32.40 Hours Mar 2023
Average Hourly Earnings 28.55 27.85 EUR Mar 2023

Ireland Unemployment Rate
In Ireland, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.80 3.90 17.30 3.80 1983 - 2023 percent Monthly
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News Stream
Ireland Unemployment Rate at All-Time Low
Ireland’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to an all-time low of 3.8 percent in May 2023, down marginally from 3.9 percent in April. The reading highlighted the Eurozone labor market remained tight, despite the central bank’s hawkish monetary policy. The number of unemployed individuals decreased by 3200 from the previous month to 103,300, while the youth unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent from the downwardly revised 7.7 percent in April.
2023-05-31
Ireland Unemployment Rate at 22-Year Low
Ireland’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to a 22-year low of 3.9 percent in April 2023 from the downwardly revised 4 percent in March. The reading highlighted that the Eurozone labor market remained tight, despite the central bank’s hawkish monetary policy. The number of unemployed individuals decreased by 1400 from the previous month to 108,200, while the youth unemployment rate fell by one percentage point to 7.9 percent.
2023-05-04
Irish Unemployment Rate Steady at 4.3% in March
Ireland’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged from the prior month at 4.3 percent in March of 2023, remaining close to the 21-year low of 4.2 percent from June of 2022 to underscore tightness in the Euro Area labor market, despite the central bank’s aggressive interest rate hikes. The number of unemployed individuals fell by 300 from the previous month to 117,200, while the youth unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 10 percent.
2023-04-05