The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 4.6% in February 2026, unchanged from a downwardly revised figure in the previous month. The total number of unemployed persons decreased by 300 month-on-month to 137,500. By gender, the unemployment rate for men fell slightly to 4.7% from 4.8% in January, while the rate for women edged down to 4.4% from 4.5%. Looking at age groups, the unemployment rate for individuals aged 15–24, the youth unemployment rate, increased to 12.4% in February from 11.9% in January, whereas the rate for those aged 25–74 edged down to 3.5% from 3.6%. In February 2025, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was lower, at 4.4%. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland
Unemployment Rate in Ireland remained unchanged at 4.60 percent in February. Unemployment Rate in Ireland averaged 9.85 percent from 1983 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 17.30 percent in December of 1985 and a record low of 3.90 percent in October of 2000. 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 March of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Ireland remained unchanged at 4.60 percent in February. Unemployment Rate in Ireland is expected to be 4.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ireland Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 5.00 percent in 2027 and 5.10 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.