Ireland Unemployment Rate

Ireland's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in September of 2019, the same as in the previous month and compared with 5.6 percent in the corresponding month of the previous year. The number of unemployed decreased by 600 from the prior month to 126,900. Unemployment Rate in Ireland averaged 10.71 percent from 1983 until 2019, 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 4.70 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 4.80 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Ireland Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 5.60 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	TEForecast
2019-07-02	10:00 AM	Unemployment Rate Jun	4.5%	4.5%	4.5%
2019-07-30	10:00 AM	Unemployment Rate Jul	4.6%	4.5%	4.4%
2019-09-03	10:00 AM	Unemployment Rate Aug	5.2%	5.3%	4.4%
2019-10-01	10:00 AM	Unemployment Rate Sep	5.3%	5.3%	5.1%
2019-10-31	11:00 AM	Unemployment Rate Oct		5.3%	5.2%
2019-12-03	11:00 AM	Unemployment Rate Nov			4.8%

Irish Jobless Rate Unchanged for 4th Month

Ireland's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in September of 2019, the same as in the previous month and compared with 5.6 percent in the corresponding month of the previous year. The number of unemployed decreased by 600 from the prior month to 126,900.

The seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed was 126,900 in September, a decline of 600 from August’s 127,500. When compared to September 2018, there was an annual decrease of 7,500 from 134,400.

The unemployment rate for males was recorded at 5.5 percent, the same as in the prior month and down from 5.6 percent in September 2018; while that for females was 4.9 percent, down from 5.1 percent in August, and down from 5.6 percent in September 2018. The number of males unemployed decreased by 1,200 from the previous month to 72,400, and that for females fell by 1,900 to 54,200.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for persons aged 15-24 years, youth unemployment rate, was 14.8 percent in August, remaining unchanged from August.

CSO | Agna Gabriel | agna.gabriel@tradingeconomics.com
10/1/2019 10:12:06 AM

News

Irish Jobless Rate Falls to 5.2% in August
Ireland's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged down to 5.2 percent in August 2019 from a revised 5.3 percent in the previous month and compared with 5.5 percent in the corresponding month of the previous year. The number of unemployed decreased by 1,800 from the prior month to 126,000.
Published on 2019-09-03

Irish Jobless Rate Rises to 3-Month High of 4.6% in July
Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent in July of 2019 from 4.5 percent in the previous month and compared with 5.8 percent in the corresponding month of the previous year. It was the highest jobless rate since April, as unemployed persons increased by 1,200 from the prior month to 111,400.
Published on 2019-07-30

Irish Jobless Rate Unchanged at Near 14-Year Low
Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 4.5 percent in June of 2019, unchanged from the previous month’s revised level and remaining at its lowest since October of 2005.
Published on 2019-07-02

Irish Jobless Rate at Over 14-Year Low of 4.4%
Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment decreased to 4.4 percent in May of 2019 from a downwardly revised 4.6 percent in the previous month. It is the lowest jobless rate since March of 2005, as unemployed persons fell by 3,100 to 108,200.
Published on 2019-06-05

Ireland Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	5.30	5.30	17.30	3.90	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	2299.70	2316.10	2316.10	1567.70	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	130.80	114.40	356.20	69.90	Thousand	[+]
Unemployment Change	-7303.00	9288.00	36254.00	-32270.00	Persons	[+]
Part Time Employment	463.60	475.00	489.00	268.40	Thousand	[+]
Full Time Employment	1838.30	1844.10	1844.10	1299.00	Thousand	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	62.10	62.50	66.70	59.80	percent	[+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.70	2.10	9.80	1.20	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.80	14.80	31.70	6.30	percent	[+]
Labour Costs	80.80	80.20	119.00	71.20	Index Points	[+]
Minimum Wages	9.80	9.55	9.80	5.58	EUR/Hour	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	893.45	912.38	912.38	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	40137.00	45185.00	196988.00	20203.00	Persons	[+]
Productivity	138.30	139.10	147.10	57.80	Index Points	[+]
Wage Growth	3.50	3.60	3.60	-2.90	percent	[+]
Wages	771.12	771.60	771.60	676.58	EUR/Week	[+]
Average Hourly Earnings	23.81	24.05	24.05	20.52	EUR	[+]
Average Weekly Hours	32.40	32.10	32.80	30.90		[+]
Employment Change	-0.60	1.40	2.50	-3.70	percent	[+]
Employment Rate	69.10	69.30	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 October of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	5.30	5.30	17.30	3.90	1983 - 2019	percent	Monthly	SA

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Country	Last		Previous	Range
South Africa	29.00	Jun/19	27.6	31.2 : 21.5	%
Spain	14.02	Jun/19	14.7	26.94 : 4.41	%
Turkey	13.00	Jun/19	12.8	14.8 : 7.3	%
Brazil	11.80	Aug/19	11.8	13.7 : 6.2	%
Argentina	10.60	Jun/19	10.1	20.8 : 5.9	%
Italy	9.50	Aug/19	9.8	13.1 : 5.8	%
France	8.50	Jun/19	8.7	10.7 : 7.2	%
Euro Area	7.40	Aug/19	7.5	12.1 : 7.3	%
India	6.00	Dec/18	5	8.3 : 3.53	%
Canada	5.70	Aug/19	5.7	13.1 : 2.9	%
Saudi Arabia	5.60	Jun/19	5.7	6.3 : 4.35	%
Australia	5.30	Aug/19	5.2	11.2 : 4	%
Indonesia	5.01	Mar/19	5.34	11.24 : 2	%
Russia	4.30	Aug/19	4.5	14.1 : 4.3	%
United Kingdom	3.80	Jul/19	3.9	12 : 3.4	%
Mexico	3.70	Aug/19	3.7	6.42 : 2.22	%
China	3.61	Jun/19	3.67	4.3 : 3.61	%
Netherlands	3.50	Aug/19	3.4	7.9 : 3.3	%
United States	3.50	Sep/19	3.7	10.8 : 2.5	%
Germany	3.10	Aug/19	3.1	11.5 : 0.4	%
South Korea	3.10	Aug/19	4	7.1 : 3	%
Japan	2.20	Aug/19	2.2	5.5 : 1	%
Singapore	2.20	Jun/19	2.2	6 : 1.4	%
Switzerland	2.10	Aug/19	2.1	5.7 : 1.5	%