Youth Unemployment Rate in Ireland increased to 14 percent in December from 13.70 percent in November of 2025. Youth Unemployment Rate in Ireland averaged 14.61 percent from 1983 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 32.00 percent in March of 1997 and a record low of 6.20 percent in October of 1985. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Youth Unemployment Rate in Ireland is expected to be 13.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ireland Youth Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 13.80 percent in 2027 and 14.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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 18111.00 14041.00 Persons Dec 2025
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 1400.00 -1000.00 Persons Dec 2025
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 14.00 13.70 percent Dec 2025


Ireland Youth Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
14.00 13.70 32.00 6.20 1983 - 2025 percent Monthly
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