Ireland’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 4.8 percent in April of 2022, easing from the downwardly revised 5.1 percent rate in the prior month and well below the 7.5 percent from the corresponding month of the previous year, as the Irish labor market continued to recover from the pandemic. The number of unemployed fell by 4.6 percent to 129.5 thousand. At the same time, the youth unemployment rate measuring jobseekers aged 15-24, fell to 5.6 percent in April from a downwardly revised 7.2 percent in the previous month. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Unemployment Rate in Ireland averaged 10.38 percent from 1983 until 2022, 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 May of 2022.

Unemployment Rate in Ireland is expected to be 5.70 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 5.30 percent in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Ireland Unemployment Rate



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2022-04-06 10:00 AM Mar 5.5% 5.2% 5.3%
2022-05-05 10:00 AM Apr 4.8% 5.1% 5.5%
2022-06-01 10:00 AM May 4.8% 4.7%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Unemployment Rate 4.80 5.10 percent Apr 2022
Employed Persons 2483.50 2465.70 Thousand Dec 2021
Unemployed Persons 127.40 149.10 Thousand Dec 2021
Unemployment Change -1992.00 15748.00 Persons Apr 2022
Full Time Employment 1955.80 1923.20 Thousand Dec 2021
Part Time Employment 550.40 531.30 Thousand Dec 2021
Labor Force Participation Rate 64.90 65.20 percent Dec 2021
Youth Unemployment Rate 12.60 13.00 percent Feb 2022
Wages in Manufacturing 978.58 928.79 EUR/Week Dec 2021
Initial Jobless Claims 54372.00 55137.00 Persons Apr 2022
Employment Rate 73.00 72.20 percent Dec 2021
Wages 864.51 837.42 EUR/Week Dec 2021
Average Weekly Hours 33.00 33.10 Dec 2021
Average Hourly Earnings 26.22 25.31 EUR Dec 2021
Wage Growth 2.00 5.40 percent Dec 2021

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
4.80 5.10 17.30 3.90 1983 - 2022 percent Monthly
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News Stream
Irish Jobless Rate at 4.8%
Ireland’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 4.8 percent in April of 2022, easing from the downwardly revised 5.1 percent rate in the prior month and well below the 7.5 percent from the corresponding month of the previous year, as the Irish labor market continued to recover from the pandemic. The number of unemployed fell by 4.6 percent to 129.5 thousand. At the same time, the youth unemployment rate measuring jobseekers aged 15-24, fell to 5.6 percent in April from a downwardly revised 7.2 percent in the previous month.
2022-05-05
Irish Jobless Rate at 5.5%
Ireland’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 5.5 percent in March of 2022, compared to the 5.2 percent rate in the prior month. Moreover, the Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme ceased during the period, meaning the COVID-19 Adjusted Unemployment rate no longer exists as the Irish labor market transitions away from stimulus measures brought by the pandemic. The number unemployed rose by 8.2 percent to 146.4 thousand. The youth unemployment rate, measuring jobseekers aged 15-24, eased to 12.3 percent in March from an upwardly revised 12.7 percent in the previous month.
2022-04-06
Irish Jobless Rate at 5.2%
Ireland’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 5.2 percent in February of 2022, unchanged from the downwardly revised rate in the prior month and holding constant for the sixth consecutive month. However, the COVID-19 Adjusted Measure of Unemployment could indicate a rate as high as 7 percent if all claimants of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment were classified as unemployment. This alternative measure eased from 7.8 percent in January and down from 27 percent in February of 2021. The youth unemployment rate, measuring jobseekers aged 15-24, eased to 12.6 percent from 13 percent in the previous month.
2022-03-02