Ireland Unemployment Rate

Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April 2019 was revised down sharply on May 21st to 4.6 percent from the 5.4 percent previously estimated, reaching the lowest level in over a decade. March's rate was also cut to 4.7 percent. Unemployment Rate in Ireland averaged 10.77 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 5.40 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 5.10 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Ireland Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 5.90 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	TEForecast
2019-02-05	11:00 AM	Unemployment Rate	5.3%	5.3%	5.2%
2019-03-05	11:00 AM	Unemployment Rate	5.6%	5.7%	5.6%
2019-04-02	10:00 AM	Unemployment Rate	5.4%	5.6%	5.5%
2019-04-30	10:00 AM	Unemployment Rate	5.4%	5.4%	5.4%
2019-06-06	10:00 AM	Unemployment Rate		4.6%	4.6%
2019-07-03	10:00 AM	Unemployment Rate			4.5%
2019-07-31	10:00 AM	Unemployment Rate			4.4%

Irish Jobless Rate Steady at Over 11-Year Low of 5.4%

Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 5.4 percent in April 2019, unchanged from the previous month. It remains at the lowest level since February 2008, as unemployed persons decreased by 1,700 to 129,700.

The seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed was 129,700 in April of 2019, down from an upwardly revised 131,400 in March and a decrease of 10,200 when compared to April of 2018.

The unemployment rate for males was recorded at 5.2 percent, down from 5.4 percent in March and compared to 6.0 percent a year earlier; while for females it remained at 5.5 percent in April, unchanged from March and below 5.7 percent in April 2018. The number of males unemployed fell by 2,200 from the previous month to 68,200 and that of females dropped by 500 to 61,500.

The youth unemployment rate went down to 12.8 percent in April from an upwardly revised 13.5 percent in the previous month.

CSO | Luisa Carvalho | luisa.carvalho@tradingeconomics.com
4/30/2019 10:19:57 AM

News

Irish Jobless Rate at Over 11-Year Low of 5.4%
Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.4 percent in March 2019 from 5.6 percent in the prior month. It is the lowest jobless rate since February 2008, as unemployed persons declined by 3,400 to 131,300.
Published on 2019-04-02

Irish Jobless Rate Falls to 5.6% in February
Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.6 percent in February of 2019 from an upwardly revised 5.7 percent in the previous month, as unemployed persons fell by 1,700 to 135,100.
Published on 2019-03-05

Irish Jobless Rate Unchanged at Near 11-Year Low of 5.3%
Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in January of 2019, unchanged from the previous month and remaining the lowest jobless rate since February of 2008.
Published on 2019-02-05

Irish Jobless Rate Holds Steady at Near 11-Year Low
Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in December 2018, unchanged from the previous month's near 11-year low, as the number of unemployed held steady at 127 thousand.
Published on 2019-01-08

Ireland Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	4.60	4.70	17.30	3.90	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	2316.10	2272.20	2316.10	1567.70	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	114.40	128.80	356.20	69.90	Thousand	[+]
Unemployment Change	711.00	-4527.00	36254.00	-32270.00	Persons	[+]
Part Time Employment	475.00	461.40	499.90	268.40	Thousand	[+]
Full Time Employment	1844.10	1815.00	1844.10	1299.00	Thousand	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	62.50	62.20	66.70	59.80	percent	[+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate	2.10	2.10	9.80	1.20	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.30	11.20	31.60	6.30	percent	[+]
Labour Costs	74.20	72.10	119.10	71.10	Index Points	[+]
Minimum Wages	9.80	9.55	9.80	5.58	EUR/Hour	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	877.30	855.00	893.00	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	37019.00	34563.00	196988.00	20203.00	Persons	[+]
Productivity	147.10	145.30	147.10	57.80	Index Points	[+]
Wage Growth	4.10	3.50	4.10	-2.90	percent	[+]
Wages	761.65	742.75	761.65	676.58	EUR/Week	[+]
Average Hourly Earnings	23.46	22.62	23.46	20.52	EUR	[+]
Average Weekly Hours	32.50	32.80	32.80	30.90		[+]
Employment Change	0.60	0.40	2.50	-3.70	percent	[+]
Employment Rate	69.30	69.10	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 May of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	4.60	4.70	17.30	3.90	1983 - 2019	percent	Monthly	SA

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Country	Last		Previous	Range
South Africa	27.60	Mar/19	27.1	31.2 : 21.5	%
Spain	14.70	Mar/19	14.45	26.94 : 4.41	%
Turkey	14.70	Feb/19	14.7	14.8 : 7.3	%
Brazil	12.70	Mar/19	12.4	13.7 : 6.2	%
Italy	10.20	Mar/19	10.5	13.1 : 5.8	%
Argentina	9.10	Dec/18	9	20.8 : 5.9	%
France	8.70	Mar/19	8.8	10.7 : 7.2	%
Euro Area	7.70	Mar/19	7.8	12.1 : 7.3	%
Saudi Arabia	6.00	Dec/18	6	6.3 : 4.35	%
Canada	5.70	Apr/19	5.8	13.1 : 2.9	%
Australia	5.20	Apr/19	5.1	11.2 : 4	%
Indonesia	5.01	Mar/19	5.34	11.24 : 2	%
Russia	4.70	Apr/19	4.7	14.1 : 4.5	%
South Korea	4.10	Apr/19	3.8	7.1 : 3	%
United Kingdom	3.80	Mar/19	3.9	12 : 3.4	%
China	3.67	Mar/19	3.8	4.3 : 3.67	%
United States	3.60	Apr/19	3.8	10.8 : 2.5	%
India	3.53	Dec/18	3.52	8.3 : 3.41	%
Netherlands	3.30	Apr/19	3.3	7.9 : 3.3	%
Germany	3.20	Mar/19	3.2	11.5 : 0.4	%
Mexico	3.20	Mar/19	3.3	6.42 : 2.22	%
Japan	2.50	Mar/19	2.3	5.5 : 1	%
Switzerland	2.40	Apr/19	2.5	5.7 : 1.5	%
Singapore	2.20	Mar/19	2.2	6 : 1.4	%