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Monthly Unemployment June 2024

The Monthly Unemployment rate for June 2024 was 4.2%, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous month

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CSO statistical publication, 03 July 2024, 11am

Key Findings

In June 2024, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2%, which was up from 4.0% in May 2024.On an annual basis, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.2% in June 2024 from a rate of 4.4% in June 2023.
Breaking down the results by sex, the Monthly Unemployment rate in June 2024 was 4.0% for males, up from the revised rate of 3.9% in May 2024 and down from a rate of 4.5% in June 2023.
The Monthly Unemployment rate in June 2024 was 4.3% for females up from the revised rate of 4.2% in May 2024, and up from a rate of 4.2% in June 2023.
In terms of age, the Monthly Unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years (youth unemployment rate) increased to 8.1%, from a rate of 7.7% in May 2024.
The Monthly Unemployment rate for people aged 25-74 years rose to 3.6% in June 2024, from a revised rate of 3.5% in May 2024.

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (03 July 2024) issued Monthly Unemployment Estimates results for June 2024.

Commenting on today’s release, Conor Delves, Statistician in the Labour Market Analysis Section, said: “The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June 2024 (for all people aged 15-74 years) was 4.2%, up from 4.0% recorded in May 2024 and down from 4.4% in June 2023. In June 2024, the unemployment rate for males was 4.0%, and 4.3% for females.

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 117,100 in June 2024, compared with 113,000 in May 2024. There was a decrease of 4,100 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in June 2024 when compared with a year earlier.

The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed males increased to 59,100 in June 2024, compared with 57,400 in May 2024. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed females in June 2024 increased to 58,100 from 55,600 in May 2024.”

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.

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 June 2024 have incorporated the LFS benchmarks up to Q1 2024 for the monthly estimates up to March 2024. The estimates for April, May and June 2024 have been forecasted. Forecasted figures are subject to revision.

Headline Table and Graph

Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment
	Number of persons unemployed	Unemployment rate (%)
June 2023	121,200	4.4
May 2024	113,000	4.0
June 2024	117,100	4.2
	Number	Percentage points
Change in month	4,100	0.2
Change in year	-4,100	-0.2

Open in Excel: Monthly Unemployment June 2024 Headline Table (XLS 10KB)

Tables

Table 1a Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - all 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 - All persons aged 15-74 years
		Number of persons			Unemployment rate (%)
		Males	Females	All Persons	Males	Females	All Persons
2022	June	57,800	55,400	113,200	4.0	4.4	4.2
	July	58,200	54,400	112,600	4.0	4.3	4.2
	August	57,500	56,900	114,400	4.0	4.5	4.2
	September	57,900	55,700	113,700	4.0	4.4	4.2
	October	60,800	59,700	120,500	4.2	4.7	4.5
	November	63,000	59,500	122,500	4.4	4.7	4.5
	December	62,700	56,700	119,400	4.3	4.4	4.4

2023	January	64,100	53,300	117,400	4.4	4.1	4.3
	February	62,700	50,400	113,000	4.3	3.9	4.1
	March	63,300	49,900	113,300	4.3	3.8	4.1
	April	62,800	51,600	114,500	4.3	3.9	4.1
	May	63,600	53,000	116,600	4.4	4.0	4.2
	June	66,000	55,300	121,200	4.5	4.2	4.4
	July	65,900	54,400	120,400	4.5	4.1	4.3
	August	66,000	54,800	120,800	4.5	4.2	4.3
	September	67,100	59,600	126,700	4.5	4.5	4.5
	October	65,700	61,300	127,000	4.4	4.6	4.5
	November	64,000	61,700	125,800	4.3	4.6	4.5
	December	64,700	62,800	127,500	4.3	4.7	4.5

2024	January	65,500	63,400	128,900	4.4	4.7	4.6
	February	57,800	57,500	115,300	3.9	4.3	4.1
	March	57,200	56,300	113,600	3.9	4.2	4.0
	April	57,100	55,300	112,400	3.9	4.1	4.0
	May	57,400	55,600	113,000	3.9	4.2	4.0
	June	59,100	58,100	117,100	4.0	4.3	4.2

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
2022	June	19,300	16,500	35,800	10.8	9.8	10.3
	July	19,200	17,300	36,500	10.9	10.7	10.8
	August	17,900	18,100	36,000	10.3	11.4	10.8
	September	18,300	18,300	36,600	10.5	11.5	11.0
	October	18,800	18,100	36,900	10.8	11.2	11.0
	November	20,000	18,000	38,000	11.4	10.8	11.1
	December	18,800	16,900	35,700	10.7	10.0	10.4

2023	January	18,800	16,800	35,600	10.5	9.9	10.2
	February	18,400	16,400	34,800	10.2	9.6	9.9
	March	19,400	16,600	36,000	10.7	9.6	10.2
	April	19,400	16,900	36,300	10.7	9.7	10.2
	May	19,300	17,100	36,400	10.7	9.8	10.2
	June	19,600	18,500	38,200	10.8	10.5	10.7
	July	19,700	18,400	38,100	10.9	10.4	10.6
	August	19,700	18,800	38,600	10.8	10.6	10.7
	September	20,800	21,700	42,500	11.2	12.0	11.6
	October	19,500	21,200	40,800	10.4	11.8	11.1
	November	19,500	21,400	40,900	10.3	11.8	11.0
	December	20,400	21,900	42,300	10.7	12.0	11.3

2024	January	22,000	21,800	43,800	11.5	11.9	11.7
	February	18,200	17,800	36,100	9.8	10.0	9.9
	March	17,000	15,900	32,900	9.2	9.1	9.1
	April	15,100	13,800	28,900	8.3	7.9	8.1
	May	14,400	13,000	27,400	7.9	7.5	7.7
	June	15,200	14,000	29,200	8.3	8.0	8.1

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
2022	June	38,500	38,900	77,400	3.1	3.6	3.3
	July	39,000	37,100	76,100	3.1	3.4	3.2
	August	39,600	38,800	78,300	3.1	3.5	3.3
	September	39,600	37,400	77,100	3.1	3.4	3.3
	October	42,000	41,500	83,600	3.3	3.8	3.5
	November	43,000	41,500	84,500	3.4	3.7	3.5
	December	43,900	39,800	83,700	3.4	3.6	3.5

2023	January	45,300	36,500	81,800	3.5	3.3	3.4
	February	44,300	34,000	78,200	3.4	3.0	3.2
	March	44,000	33,300	77,200	3.4	2.9	3.2
	April	43,500	34,700	78,200	3.4	3.0	3.2
	May	44,300	35,900	80,200	3.5	3.1	3.3
	June	46,300	36,700	83,100	3.6	3.2	3.4
	July	46,300	36,000	82,300	3.6	3.1	3.4
	August	46,300	36,000	82,300	3.6	3.1	3.4
	September	46,300	37,900	84,200	3.6	3.3	3.5
	October	46,200	40,000	86,200	3.6	3.5	3.5
	November	44,600	40,300	84,900	3.4	3.5	3.5
	December	44,300	40,900	85,200	3.4	3.6	3.5

2024	January	43,500	41,600	85,100	3.4	3.6	3.5
	February	39,600	39,700	79,300	3.1	3.4	3.2
	March	40,300	40,400	80,700	3.1	3.5	3.3
	April	42,000	41,600	83,600	3.3	3.6	3.4
	May	42,900	42,700	85,600	3.3	3.7	3.5
	June	43,800	44,100	87,900	3.4	3.8	3.6

Monthly Unemployment June 2024