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Monthly Unemployment August 2025

The Monthly Unemployment rate for August 2025 was 4.7%, down from 4.8% in July 2025

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CSO statistical release, 05 September 2025, 11am

Key Findings

In August 2025, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.7% from a revised rate of 4.8% last month. On an annual basis the unemployment rate increased from 4.1% in August 2024 to the 4.7% recorded in August 2025.
Breaking down the results by sex, the monthly unemployment rate in August 2025 was 4.9% for males, down from 5.0% in July 2025, and up from a rate of 4.0% recorded in August 2024.
The monthly unemployment rate in August 2025 was 4.5% for females, down from 4.7% in July 2025, and up from the revised rate of 4.3% in August 2024.
In terms of age, the monthly unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years (Youth Unemployment Rate) was 11.9%, down from a revised rate of 12.1% in July 2025.
The monthly unemployment rate for people aged 25-74 years was 3.6%, down from 3.8% in July 2025.

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (05 September 2025) published Monthly Unemployment Estimates results for August 2025.

Commenting on today’s release, Conor Delves, Statistician in the Labour Market Analysis Section, said: “The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for all people aged 15-74 years in August 2025 was 4.7%, a decrease from 4.8% in July 2025, and up from 4.1% in August 2024. In August 2025, the unemployment rate for males was 4.9% and for females it was 4.5%.

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 138,200 in August 2025, compared with 142,200 in July 2025. There was an increase of 19,600 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in August 2025 when compared with August 2024.

The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed males fell to 76,300 in August 2025, compared with 77,800 in July 2025. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed females in August 2025 was 61,900, down from 64,400 in July 2025.”

Editor's Note

The methodology for the Monthly Unemployment Estimates involves forecasting the number of persons who are unemployed using the trend in the recipient Live Register series. The Department of Social Protection is providing Working Age Income supports to people arriving in Ireland from Ukraine under the Temporary Protection Directive. The Live Register series includes recipients of these supports who have met the relevant criteria. This has impacted on the numbers of unemployed, primarily females, in these monthly estimates.

From 9 September 2024 beneficiaries of EU’s Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) living in Designated Accommodation Centres no longer qualify for Jobseeker’s Allowance and thus are no longer enumerated on the Live Register – see Background Notes.

Data in this release are subject to revision based on updates to the seasonally adjusted series whenever new monthly data are added. In addition, it should be noted that larger revisions can occur when the most recent Labour Force Survey (LFS) data are included in the calculation process.

The Monthly Unemployment Estimates published today for August 2025 have incorporated the LFS benchmarks up to Q2 2025 for the monthly estimates up to June 2025. The estimates for July and August 2025 have been forecasted. Forecasted figures are subject to revision.

Key Figures

Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment
	Number of persons unemployed	Unemployment rate (%)
August 2024	118,600	4.1
July 2025	142,200	4.8
August 2025	138,200	4.7
	Number	Percentage points
Change in month	-4,000	-0.1
Change in year	19,600	0.6

Open in Excel: Monthly Unemployment August 2025 Headline Table (XLS 10KB)

Tables

Table 1a Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - persons aged 15-74 years

Table 1b Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - persons aged 15-24 years

Table 1c Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - persons aged 25-74 years

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Table 1a Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - persons aged 15-74 years
		Number of persons			Unemployment rate (%)
		Males	Females	All Persons	Males	Females	All Persons
2023	August	67,400	55,000	122,300	4.6	4.2	4.4
	September	68,100	60,200	128,300	4.6	4.5	4.6
	October	66,000	62,400	128,300	4.5	4.7	4.6
	November	62,900	62,800	125,700	4.2	4.7	4.5
	December	63,100	62,100	125,200	4.2	4.7	4.4

2024	January	63,200	61,400	124,600	4.3	4.6	4.4
	February	60,200	57,000	117,200	4.1	4.3	4.2
	March	61,700	57,400	119,200	4.2	4.3	4.2
	April	65,100	58,700	123,800	4.4	4.4	4.4
	May	66,100	59,400	125,500	4.4	4.4	4.4
	June	65,600	60,100	125,700	4.3	4.4	4.4
	July	65,400	64,400	129,800	4.3	4.7	4.5
	August	60,300	58,300	118,600	4.0	4.3	4.1
	September	62,400	57,500	119,900	4.1	4.2	4.2
	October	67,000	55,300	122,300	4.4	4.1	4.3
	November	68,000	54,300	122,400	4.5	4.0	4.3
	December	72,100	56,500	128,700	4.7	4.1	4.5

2025	January	67,900	60,300	128,200	4.5	4.4	4.4
	February	67,100	62,000	129,100	4.4	4.5	4.4
	March	68,800	62,900	131,700	4.5	4.5	4.5
	April	72,300	61,900	134,200	4.7	4.5	4.6
	May	73,600	60,400	134,000	4.7	4.4	4.6
	June	75,000	59,000	134,000	4.8	4.3	4.6
	July	77,800	64,400	142,200	5.0	4.7	4.8
	August	76,300	61,900	138,200	4.9	4.5	4.7

Table 1b Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - persons aged 15-24 years
		Number of persons			Unemployment rate (%)
		Males	Females	All Persons	Males	Females	All Persons
2023	August	20,200	19,400	39,600	11.2	11.1	11.1
	September	21,000	21,800	42,800	11.4	12.2	11.8
	October	19,600	21,400	41,100	10.5	11.9	11.2
	November	18,900	21,200	40,200	10.1	11.7	10.8
	December	19,600	20,500	40,100	10.3	11.2	10.8

2024	January	20,500	20,000	40,600	10.9	11.1	11.0
	February	20,000	17,700	37,700	10.7	10.0	10.3
	March	20,200	17,000	37,200	10.8	9.7	10.3
	April	20,500	16,500	37,000	10.9	9.6	10.3
	May	20,400	16,400	36,700	10.7	9.5	10.1
	June	19,900	16,800	36,600	10.4	9.5	10.0
	July	20,800	19,600	40,300	10.8	10.7	10.7
	August	19,100	18,300	37,300	10.0	10.0	10.0
	September	20,300	18,900	39,200	10.6	10.5	10.5
	October	21,700	18,500	40,300	11.4	10.8	11.1
	November	22,400	18,600	40,900	11.8	11.0	11.4
	December	23,800	19,700	43,600	12.4	11.6	12.0

2025	January	20,300	21,000	41,300	10.8	12.1	11.4
	February	19,900	21,700	41,700	10.6	12.3	11.4
	March	20,300	21,600	41,900	10.7	12.2	11.4
	April	21,500	20,600	42,100	11.2	11.6	11.4
	May	21,800	19,400	41,200	11.3	11.0	11.2
	June	22,500	18,500	41,000	11.8	10.7	11.3
	July	24,100	21,100	45,200	12.4	11.7	12.1
	August	24,200	20,600	44,800	12.5	11.4	11.9

Table 1c Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - persons aged 25-74 years
		Number of persons			Unemployment rate (%)
		Males	Females	All Persons	Males	Females	All Persons
2023	August	47,100	35,600	82,700	3.7	3.1	3.4
	September	47,100	38,400	85,500	3.6	3.4	3.5
	October	46,300	40,900	87,300	3.6	3.6	3.6
	November	44,000	41,500	85,500	3.4	3.6	3.5
	December	43,500	41,600	85,200	3.4	3.6	3.5

2024	January	42,600	41,400	84,000	3.3	3.6	3.4
	February	40,200	39,200	79,400	3.1	3.4	3.2
	March	41,500	40,400	81,900	3.2	3.5	3.3
	April	44,600	42,200	86,800	3.4	3.6	3.5
	May	45,700	43,000	88,700	3.5	3.6	3.6
	June	45,700	43,400	89,100	3.5	3.7	3.6
	July	44,600	44,800	89,500	3.4	3.8	3.6
	August	41,200	40,000	81,300	3.1	3.4	3.2
	September	42,200	38,600	80,800	3.2	3.2	3.2
	October	45,300	36,800	82,100	3.4	3.1	3.3
	November	45,600	35,800	81,400	3.4	3.0	3.2
	December	48,300	36,800	85,100	3.6	3.1	3.4

2025	January	47,600	39,300	86,900	3.6	3.3	3.4
	February	47,200	40,200	87,400	3.5	3.3	3.4
	March	48,500	41,300	89,800	3.6	3.4	3.5
	April	50,700	41,300	92,100	3.7	3.4	3.6
	May	51,800	41,000	92,800	3.8	3.4	3.6
	June	52,400	40,500	92,900	3.8	3.4	3.6
	July	53,700	43,300	97,000	3.9	3.6	3.8
	August	52,000	41,400	93,400	3.8	3.4	3.6

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