Unemployment rate, monthly
Ireland · Percentage of population in the labour force · published monthly by Eurostat
Aggregates
descriptive statistics over the recorded seriesLatest
4.80
2026-10-01
Change vs previous period
+2.13%
Lowest on record
4.10
Highest on record
7.70
Median
4.70
Standard deviation
0.91
Observations
82
Consecutive moves
1 up
Series
Percentage of population in the labour force · monthlyRANGE
VIEWSCALEDRAW
Values are shown at the frequency the source published them; nothing is interpolated or converted. A period without a published value breaks the line instead of being drawn as zero. The source has revised this series 70 times; superseded values are kept on record and the table shows the revision number in force.
Observations
82 of 82 observations, most recent first| Period | Value | Revision | Published | Received (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 4.80 | 0 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2026-09-01 | 4.70 | 1 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2026-08-01 | 4.70 | 1 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2026-07-01 | 4.80 | 2 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2026-06-01 | 4.80 | 2 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2026-05-01 | 4.90 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2026-04-01 | 4.90 | 1 | 2026-08-12 | Unavailable |
| 2026-03-01 | 5.10 | 3 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2026-02-01 | 5.00 | 2 | 2026-09-04 | Unavailable |
| 2026-01-01 | 5.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2025-12-01 | 4.70 | 1 | 2026-10-08 | Unavailable |
| 2025-11-01 | 4.60 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2025-10-01 | 4.70 | 2 | 2026-09-04 | Unavailable |
| 2025-09-01 | 4.90 | 2 | 2026-09-04 | Unavailable |
| 2025-08-01 | 5.00 | 2 | 2026-10-08 | Unavailable |
| 2025-07-01 | 5.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2025-06-01 | 4.60 | 2 | 2026-09-04 | Unavailable |
| 2025-05-01 | 4.60 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2025-04-01 | 4.60 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2025-03-01 | 4.50 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2025-02-01 | 4.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2025-01-01 | 4.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2024-12-01 | 4.50 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2024-11-01 | 4.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2024-10-01 | 4.20 | 2 | 2026-10-08 | Unavailable |
| 2024-09-01 | 4.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2024-08-01 | 4.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2024-07-01 | 4.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2024-06-01 | 4.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2024-05-01 | 4.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2024-04-01 | 4.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2024-03-01 | 4.20 | 2 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2024-02-01 | 4.20 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2024-01-01 | 4.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2023-12-01 | 4.40 | 2 | 2026-10-08 | Unavailable |
| 2023-11-01 | 4.50 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2023-10-01 | 4.60 | 4 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2023-09-01 | 4.60 | 3 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2023-08-01 | 4.40 | 1 | 2026-09-04 | Unavailable |
| 2023-07-01 | 4.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2023-06-01 | 4.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2023-05-01 | 4.20 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2023-04-01 | 4.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2023-03-01 | 4.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2023-02-01 | 4.30 | 3 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2023-01-01 | 4.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2022-12-01 | 4.30 | 3 | 2026-10-08 | Unavailable |
| 2022-11-01 | 4.50 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2022-10-01 | 4.50 | 2 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2022-09-01 | 4.20 | 2 | 2026-10-08 | Unavailable |
| 2022-08-01 | 4.30 | 2 | 2026-09-04 | Unavailable |
| 2022-07-01 | 4.10 | 1 | 2026-09-04 | Unavailable |
| 2022-06-01 | 4.10 | 2 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2022-05-01 | 4.20 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2022-04-01 | 4.50 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2022-03-01 | 4.90 | 3 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2022-02-01 | 4.80 | 3 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2022-01-01 | 5.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2021-12-01 | 5.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2021-11-01 | 5.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2021-10-01 | 5.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2021-09-01 | 5.20 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2021-08-01 | 5.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2021-07-01 | 5.80 | 2 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2021-06-01 | 6.40 | 2 | 2026-10-08 | Unavailable |
| 2021-05-01 | 7.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2021-04-01 | 7.50 | 2 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2021-03-01 | 7.70 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2021-02-01 | 7.50 | 2 | 2026-10-08 | Unavailable |
| 2021-01-01 | 7.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2020-12-01 | 6.20 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2020-11-01 | 6.20 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2020-10-01 | 6.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2020-09-01 | 7.30 | 2 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2020-08-01 | 7.20 | 1 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 17:45 |
| 2020-07-01 | 6.70 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2020-06-01 | 5.70 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2020-05-01 | 5.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2020-04-01 | 4.70 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
| 2020-03-01 | 4.90 | 2 | 2026-10-08 | Unavailable |
| 2020-02-01 | 4.90 | 1 | 2026-08-12 | Unavailable |
| 2020-01-01 | 5.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 | Unavailable |
35 of the 82 listed values are revisions of an earlier release by the same source.
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Source: Eurostat · as of 2026-11-05