Employment Rate in Ireland remained unchanged at 74.70 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 74.70 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Employment Rate in Ireland averaged 67.57 percent from 1998 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 75.30 percent in the third quarter of 2024 and a record low of 59.30 percent in the first quarter of 2012. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average Hourly Earnings 30.48 30.79 EUR Sep 2025
Average Weekly Hours 32.90 32.70 Hours Sep 2025
Employed Persons 2825.50 2818.10 Thousand Sep 2025
Employment Rate 74.70 74.70 percent Sep 2025
Full Time Employment 2243.90 2236.10 Thousand Sep 2025
Initial Jobless Claims 13198.00 18111.00 Persons Jan 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 66.50 66.40 percent Sep 2025
Part Time Employment 581.60 582.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons 138.40 137.80 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Change 600.00 2600.00 Persons Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.70 4.70 percent Jan 2026
Average Weekly Earnings YoY 4.90 4.50 percent Sep 2025
Wages 1003.81 1007.58 EUR/Week Sep 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 1097.50 1105.75 EUR/Week Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 11.80 11.40 percent Jan 2026


Ireland Employment Rate
In Ireland, the employment rate measures the number of people who have a job as a percentage of the working age population.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
74.70 74.70 75.30 59.30 1998 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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