The unemployment rate in the Republic of Ireland was 4.2 percent in October 2024, compared with 4.1 percent in the previous month. Ireland's unemployment rate has fallen considerably since reaching 16.2 percent in the early 2010s, following the global financial crisis.
Unemployment rate of the Republic of Ireland from January 1998 to October 2024
Characteristic
Unemployment rate
Oct 24
4.2%
Sep 24
4.1%
Aug 24
4.1%
Jul 24
4.5%
Jun 24
4.4%
May 24
4.4%
Apr 24
4.4%
Mar 24
4.2%
Feb 24
4.2%
Jan 24
4.5%
Dec 23
4.5%
Nov 23
4.4%
Oct 23
4.5%
Sep 23
4.6%
Aug 23
4.4%
Jul 23
4.3%
Jun 23
4.3%
May 23
4.1%
Apr 23
4.1%
Mar 23
4.1%
Feb 23
4.2%
Jan 23
4.3%
Dec 22
4.4%
Nov 22
4.5%
Oct 22
4.4%
Sep 22
4.3%
Aug 22
4.3%
Jul 22
4.2%
Jun 22
4.2%
May 22
4.2%
Apr 22
4.5%
Mar 22
4.9%
Feb 22
4.7%
Jan 22
5%
Dec 21
5.1%
Nov 21
5.3%
Oct 21
5.3%
Sep 21
5.2%
Aug 21
5.4%
Jul 21
5.8%
Jun 21
6.4%
May 21
7%
Apr 21
7.5%
Mar 21
7.7%
Feb 21
7.4%
Jan 21
7%
Dec 20
6.2%
Nov 20
6.2%
Oct 20
6.4%
Sep 20
7.3%
Aug 20
7.2%
Jul 20
6.8%
Jun 20
5.7%
May 20
5%
Apr 20
4.7%
Mar 20
4.9%
Feb 20
4.8%
Jan 20
4.9%
Dec 19
4.8%
Nov 19
4.8%
Oct 19
4.8%
Sep 19
4.9%
Aug 19
5%
Jul 19
5.1%
Jun 19
5.2%
May 19
5.2%
Apr 19
5.1%
Mar 19
5%
Feb 19
4.9%
Jan 19
5.1%
Dec 18
5.6%
Nov 18
5.8%
Oct 18
5.9%
Sep 18
5.7%
Aug 18
5.7%
Jul 18
5.7%
Jun 18
5.8%
May 18
5.9%
Apr 18
5.9%
Mar 18
5.8%
Feb 18
5.9%
Jan 18
6.1%
Dec 17
6.3%
Nov 17
6.4%
Oct 17
6.6%
Sep 17
6.7%
Aug 17
6.6%
Jul 17
6.7%
Jun 17
6.6%
May 17
6.6%
Apr 17
6.8%
Mar 17
7.1%
Feb 17
7.3%
Jan 17
7.4%
Dec 16
7.5%
Nov 16
7.5%
Oct 16
7.7%
Sep 16
7.9%
Aug 16
8.3%
Jul 16
8.5%
Jun 16
8.7%
May 16
8.8%
Apr 16
8.9%
Mar 16
8.8%
Feb 16
8.9%
Jan 16
9.1%
Dec 15
9.1%
Nov 15
9.6%
Oct 15
9.6%
Sep 15
9.6%
Aug 15
9.5%
Jul 15
9.6%
Jun 15
9.9%
May 15
10.1%
Apr 15
10.3%
Mar 15
10.5%
Feb 15
10.7%
Jan 15
10.7%
Dec 14
10.8%
Nov 14
10.8%
Oct 14
11%
Sep 14
11.4%
Aug 14
11.7%
Jul 14
11.9%
Jun 14
12%
May 14
12.2%
Apr 14
12.4%
Mar 14
12.7%
Feb 14
12.9%
Jan 14
12.9%
Dec 13
12.8%
Nov 13
12.8%
Oct 13
12.9%
Sep 13
13.1%
Aug 13
13.3%
Jul 13
13.6%
Jun 13
14.1%
May 13
14.5%
Apr 13
14.5%
Mar 13
14.3%
Feb 13
14.6%
Jan 13
14.7%
Dec 12
14.8%
Nov 12
15%
Oct 12
15.2%
Sep 12
15.3%
Aug 12
15.5%
Jul 12
15.5%
Jun 12
15.4%
May 12
15.5%
Apr 12
15.7%
Mar 12
16.1%
Feb 12
16.1%
Jan 12
15.6%
Dec 11
16.1%
Nov 11
15.8%
Oct 11
15.6%
Sep 11
15.7%
Aug 11
15.6%
Jul 11
15.5%
Jun 11
15.2%
May 11
15%
Apr 11
14.9%
Mar 11
15%
Feb 11
15.1%
Jan 11
15.4%
Dec 10
15.6%
Nov 10
15.7%
Oct 10
15.6%
Sep 10
15%
Aug 10
14.4%
Jul 10
14.3%
Jun 10
14.4%
May 10
14.5%
Apr 10
14.2%
Mar 10
13.9%
Feb 10
13.7%
Jan 10
13.8%
Dec 09
13.8%
Nov 09
13.9%
Oct 09
13.8%
Sep 09
13.7%
Aug 09
13.2%
Jul 09
13%
Jun 09
12.9%
May 09
12.7%
Apr 09
12.2%
Mar 09
11.6%
Feb 09
10.9%
Jan 09
10.1%
Dec 08
9%
Nov 08
8.5%
Oct 08
8.1%
Sep 08
7.8%
Aug 08
7.4%
Jul 08
6.9%
Jun 08
6.3%
May 08
5.9%
Apr 08
5.6%
Mar 08
5.5%
Feb 08
5.3%
Jan 08
5.3%
Dec 07
5.3%
Nov 07
5.3%
Oct 07
5.1%
Sep 07
4.9%
Aug 07
4.9%
Jul 07
4.9%
Jun 07
5%
May 07
5%
Apr 07
5%
Mar 07
5%
Feb 07
4.9%
Jan 07
4.8%
Dec 06
4.7%
Nov 06
4.6%
Oct 06
4.6%
Sep 06
4.9%
Aug 06
5.1%
Jul 06
5%
Jun 06
4.8%
May 06
4.7%
Apr 06
4.7%
Mar 06
4.7%
Feb 06
4.7%
Jan 06
4.7%
Dec 05
4.6%
Nov 05
4.5%
Oct 05
4.5%
Sep 05
4.6%
Aug 05
4.7%
Jul 05
4.8%
Jun 05
4.9%
May 05
4.9%
Apr 05
4.8%
Mar 05
4.6%
Feb 05
4.3%
Jan 05
4.4%
Dec 04
4.7%
Nov 04
4.7%
Oct 04
4.7%
Sep 04
4.6%
Aug 04
4.4%
Jul 04
4.5%
Jun 04
4.5%
May 04
4.7%
Apr 04
4.8%
Mar 04
5.1%
Feb 04
5.2%
Jan 04
5.1%
Dec 03
4.8%
Nov 03
4.7%
Oct 03
4.8%
Sep 03
5%
Aug 03
5%
Jul 03
5%
Jun 03
4.9%
May 03
4.7%
Apr 03
4.7%
Mar 03
4.7%
Feb 03
4.8%
Jan 03
5%
Dec 02
5.3%
Nov 02
5.4%
Oct 02
5.1%
Sep 02
4.7%
Aug 02
4.4%
Jul 02
4.4%
Jun 02
4.6%
May 02
4.7%
Apr 02
4.6%
Mar 02
4.7%
Feb 02
4.5%
Jan 02
4.4%
Dec 01
4.4%
Nov 01
4.4%
Oct 01
4.4%
Sep 01
4.4%
Aug 01
4.4%
Jul 01
4.3%
Jun 01
4.1%
May 01
4%
Apr 01
3.9%
Mar 01
3.9%
Feb 01
4%
Jan 01
4%
Dec 00
3.9%
Nov 00
3.9%
Oct 00
3.9%
Sep 00
4.1%
Aug 00
4.2%
Jul 00
4.4%
Jun 00
4.5%
May 00
4.6%
Apr 00
4.7%
Mar 00
4.7%
Feb 00
4.8%
Jan 00
4.9%
Dec 99
5.2%
Nov 99
5.3%
Oct 99
5.4%
Sep 99
5.4%
Aug 99
5.3%
Jul 99
5.6%
Jun 99
5.8%
May 99
6.1%
Apr 99
6.1%
Mar 99
6.2%
Feb 99
6.2%
Jan 99
6.4%
Dec 98
6.5%
Nov 98
6.6%
Oct 98
6.9%
Sep 98
7.2%
Aug 98
7.2%
Jul 98
7.4%
Jun 98
7.6%
May 98
7.9%
Apr 98
8.2%
Mar 98
8.8%
Feb 98
8.9%
Jan 98
8.8%
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Central Statistics Office Ireland. (November 7, 2024). Unemployment rate of the Republic of Ireland from January 1998 to October 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/936027/monthly-unemployment-rate-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Unemployment rate of the Republic of Ireland from January 1998 to October 2024." Chart. November 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936027/monthly-unemployment-rate-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. (2024). Unemployment rate of the Republic of Ireland from January 1998 to October 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936027/monthly-unemployment-rate-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Unemployment Rate of The Republic of Ireland from January 1998 to October 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936027/monthly-unemployment-rate-ireland/
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Unemployment rate of the Republic of Ireland from January 1998 to October 2024 [Graph], Central Statistics Office Ireland, November 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/936027/monthly-unemployment-rate-ireland/