Labour Force Survey Quarter 1 2024
Key Labour Market Indicators
Employment rate for persons aged 15-64 = 73.8%
Annual change: +0.2p.p.
Unemployment rate for persons aged 15-74 = 4.1%
Annual change: +0.1p.p..
Labour market participation rate for persons aged 15+ = 65.0%
Annual change: no change
Annual % Change in Employment
Q1 2024 - Lowest annual % increase in employment for three years:
- Q2 2022 9.2%
- Q3 2022 3.5%
- Q4 2022 2.6%
- Q1 2023 3.6%
- Q2 2023 3.1%
- Q3 2023 3.6%
- Q4 2023 3.4%
- Q1 2024 1.9%
Unemployment Rate by Region
- Midland: 5.2%
- Dublin: 4.6%
- South-West: 4.4%
- Border: 3.9%
- South-East: 3.8%
- Mid-West: 3.7%
- West: 3.7%
- Mid-East 3.3%
