Ireland Unemployment Rate

Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in December 2018, unchanged from the previous month's near 11-year low, as the number of unemployed held steady at 127 thousand. Unemployment Rate in Ireland averaged 10.83 percent from 1983 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 17.30 percent in December of 1985 and a record low of 3.90 percent in November of 2000.

Unemployment Rate in Ireland is expected to be 4.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployment Rate in Ireland to stand at 5.10 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Ireland Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 5.50 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	TEForecast
2018-10-02	10:00 AM	Unemployment Rate	5.4%	5.6%	5.5%
2018-10-31	11:00 AM	Unemployment Rate	5.3%	5.4%	5.4%
2018-12-04	11:00 AM	Unemployment Rate	5.3%	5.4%	5.2%
2019-01-08	11:00 AM	Unemployment Rate	5.3%	5.3%	5.10%
2019-02-05	11:00 AM	Unemployment Rate		5.3%	5.2%
2019-03-05	11:00 AM	Unemployment Rate			4.9%
2019-04-02	10:00 AM	Unemployment Rate			4.6%

Irish Jobless Rate Holds Steady at Near 11-Year Low

Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in December 2018, unchanged from the previous month's near 11-year low, as the number of unemployed held steady at 127 thousand.

The seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed was 127,100 in December 2018, down from 127,700 when compared to the November 2018 figure and a decrease of 20,000 when compared to December 2017.

The unemployment rate for males was recorded at 5.3 percent, unchanged from November and compared to 6.5 percent a year earlier; while for females it decreased to 5.3 percent from 5.4 percent in the previous month and 5.8 percent in December 2017. The number of males unemployed decreased by 300 from the previous month to 68,400 and the number of females declined by 300 to 58,700.

The youth unemployment rate fell to 12.2 percent in December from 12.3 percent in the prior month. It was the lowest jobless rate since May 2008.

Unemployment has fallen sharply since the jobless rate hit a high of 16 percent in early 2012.

CSO | Joana Ferreira | joana.ferreira@tradingeconomics.com
1/8/2019 11:21:38 AM

News

Irish Jobless Rate Drops to 10-1/2-Year Low
Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.3 percent in November 2018 from an upwardly revised 5.4 percent in the previous month and below 6.4 percent a year ago. This was the lowest jobless rate since February 2008, as the number of unemployed fell further.
Published on 2018-12-04

Irish Jobless Rate Drops Further to 5.3% in October
Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went down to 5.3 percent in October of 2018 from 5.4 percent in the previous month. It remains the lowest jobless rate since February of 2008.
Published on 2018-10-31

Irish Jobless Rate Lowest Since 2008
Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.4 percent in September of 2018 from 5.6 percent in the previous month. It was the lowest jobless rate since February of 2008.
Published on 2018-10-02

Irish Jobless Rate Falls to Over 10-Year Low
Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.6 percent in August of 2018 from an upwardly revised 5.8 percent in the previous month and below a 6.6 percent in August of 2017. It was the lowest jobless rate since April of 2008.
Published on 2018-09-04

Ireland Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	5.30	5.30	17.30	3.90	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	2265.00	2256.50	2265.00	1567.70	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	143.80	144.30	356.20	69.90	Thousand	[+]
Unemployment Change	3408.00	-2986.00	36254.00	-32270.00	Persons	[+]
Part Time Employment	455.70	456.80	499.90	268.40	Thousand	[+]
Full Time Employment	1795.50	1805.30	1814.80	1299.00	Thousand	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	62.10	62.20	66.70	59.80	percent	[+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate	2.00	2.10	9.80	1.20	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	12.20	12.30	31.60	6.20	percent	[+]
Labour Costs	72.10	78.40	119.10	71.10	Index Points	[+]
Minimum Wages	9.80	9.55	9.80	5.58	EUR/Hour	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	853.51	866.14	889.94	37.03	EUR/Week	[+]
Population	4.84	4.78	4.84	2.82	Million	[+]
Retirement Age Women	66.00	66.00	66.00	65.00		[+]
Retirement Age Men	66.00	66.00	66.00	65.00		[+]
Initial Jobless Claims	35922.00	32659.00	196988.00	20203.00	Persons	[+]
Productivity	144.70	134.40	146.00	57.80	Index Points	[+]
Wages	740.32	744.08	744.08	676.71	EUR/Week	[+]
Average Hourly Earnings	22.62	22.89	23.42	20.52	EUR	[+]
Employment Change	0.70	0.70	2.50	-3.70	percent	[+]
Employment Rate	69.10	68.50	72.50	59.30	percent	[+]

In Ireland, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. 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 - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	5.30	5.30	17.30	3.90	1983 - 2018	percent	Monthly	SA

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Country	Last		Previous	Range
South Africa	27.50	Sep/18	27.2	31.2 : 21.5	%
Spain	14.55	Sep/18	15.28	26.94 : 4.41	%
Brazil	11.60	Nov/18	11.7	13.7 : 6.2	%
Turkey	11.60	Oct/18	11.4	14.8 : 7.3	%
Italy	10.50	Nov/18	10.6	13.1 : 5.8	%
France	9.10	Sep/18	9.1	10.7 : 7.2	%
Argentina	9.00	Sep/18	9.1	20.8 : 5.9	%
Euro Area	7.90	Nov/18	8	12.1 : 7.3	%
Saudi Arabia	6.00	Jun/18	6.1	6.3 : 4.35	%
Canada	5.60	Dec/18	5.6	13.1 : 2.9	%
Indonesia	5.34	Sep/18	5.13	11.24 : 2	%
Australia	5.10	Nov/18	5	11.2 : 4	%
Russia	4.80	Nov/18	4.7	14.1 : 4.5	%
United Kingdom	4.10	Oct/18	4.1	12 : 3.4	%
United States	3.90	Dec/18	3.7	10.8 : 2.5	%
China	3.80	Dec/18	3.82	4.3 : 3.8	%
South Korea	3.80	Dec/18	3.8	7.1 : 3	%
Netherlands	3.60	Dec/18	3.5	7.9 : 3.5	%
India	3.52	Dec/17	3.51	8.3 : 3.41	%
Germany	3.30	Nov/18	3.3	11.5 : 0.4	%
Mexico	3.30	Nov/18	3.2	6.42 : 2.22	%
Switzerland	2.70	Dec/18	2.5	5.7 : 1.5	%
Japan	2.50	Nov/18	2.4	5.5 : 1	%
Singapore	2.10	Sep/18	2	6 : 1.4	%