The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Ireland fell to 4.7% in August 2025 from a downwardly revised 4.8% in the previous month. The number of unemployed individuals declined by 4,000 month-on-month to 138,200. By gender, male unemployment fell to 4.9% in August from 5.0% in July, while female unemployment declined to 4.5% from 4.7%. By age, the unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years fell to 11.9% from 12.1% in July, while the rate for those aged 25-74 years declined to 3.6% from 3.8%. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Unemployment Rate in Ireland decreased to 4.70 percent in August from 4.80 percent in July of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Ireland averaged 9.91 percent from 1983 until 2025, 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 September of 2025.

Unemployment Rate in Ireland decreased to 4.70 percent in August from 4.80 percent in July of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Ireland is expected to be 4.20 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 4.50 percent in 2026 and 5.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-08-07 10:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Jul 4.9% 4.6% 4.0%
2025-09-05 10:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Aug 4.7% 4.8% 4.9%
2025-10-01 10:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Sep 4.7% 4.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average Hourly Earnings 31.04 31.86 EUR Jun 2025
Average Weekly Hours 32.70 32.30 Hours Jun 2025
Employed Persons 2818.10 2794.10 Thousand Jun 2025
Employment Rate 74.70 74.70 percent Jun 2025
Full Time Employment 2236.10 2200.80 Thousand Jun 2025
Initial Jobless Claims 37989.00 33476.00 Persons Jul 2025
Job Vacancy Rate 1.30 1.20 percent Mar 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 66.40 65.80 percent Jun 2025
Part Time Employment 582.00 593.40 Thousand Jun 2025
Unemployed Persons 138.20 142.20 Thousand Aug 2025
Unemployment Change -4.00 8.20 Persons Aug 2025
Unemployment Rate 4.70 4.80 percent Aug 2025
Average Weekly Earnings YoY 5.30 5.90 percent Jun 2025
Wages 1015.43 1029.81 EUR/Week Jun 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 1099.99 1209.28 EUR/Week Jun 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 11.90 12.10 percent Aug 2025

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
4.70 4.80 17.30 3.90 1983 - 2025 percent Monthly
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News Stream
Irish Jobless Rate Falls to 4.7% in August
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Ireland fell to 4.7% in August 2025 from a downwardly revised 4.8% in the previous month. The number of unemployed individuals declined by 4,000 month-on-month to 138,200. By gender, male unemployment fell to 4.9% in August from 5.0% in July, while female unemployment declined to 4.5% from 4.7%. By age, the unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years fell to 11.9% from 12.1% in July, while the rate for those aged 25-74 years declined to 3.6% from 3.8%.
2025-09-05
Irish Jobless Rate Rises to 3-Year High
The unemployment rate in Ireland jumped to 4.9% in July of 2025 from the upwardly revised 4.6% in the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis, marking the highest jobless rate since March of 2022. The number of unemployed individuals rose by 8,600 from the previous month to 143,100, the highest level since July of 2021, to reflect a sudden softening in the Irish labor market. Meanwhile, the jobless for those aged younger than 25 years rose sharply to 12.2% from 11.3% in the earlier month, the highest since November of 2021.
2025-08-07
Irish Jobless Rate Steady at 4%
Ireland's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 4% in June 2025, unchanged from the previous month. The number of unemployed persons declined by 5,000 month-over-month to 117,900 in June, with female unemployment falling to 56,600, while male unemployment rose to 61,300 from 57,700 and 60,700, respectively. On an annual basis, the unemployment rate fell to 4% from 4.4% in June 2024. Meanwhile, among individuals aged 25–74 years, the jobless rate remained unchanged for the second consecutive month at 3% in June 2025.
2025-07-02