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Monthly Unemployment June 2025

The Monthly Unemployment rate for June 2025 was 4.0%, unchanged from the May 2025 rate

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CSO statistical release, 02 July 2025, 11am

Key Findings

In June 2025, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.0%, which was unchanged from the May 2025 rate. On an annual basis, the June 2025 unemployment rate of 4.0% was down from a rate of 4.4% in June 2024.
Breaking down the results by sex, the monthly unemployment rate in June 2025 was 4.0% for males, unchanged from the revised rate in May 2025, and down from the rate of 4.4% recorded in June 2024.
The monthly unemployment rate in June 2025 was 4.0% for females, down from a rate of 4.1% in May 2025, and from a rate of 4.4% in June 2024.
In terms of age, the monthly unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years (Youth Unemployment Rate) was 10.7%, down from a revised rate of 11.0% in May 2025.
The monthly unemployment rate for people aged 25-74 years was 3.0%, unchanged from the revised rate in May 2025.

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (02 July 2025) published Monthly Unemployment Estimates results for June 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 June 2025 was 4.0%, unchanged from the rate in May 2025 and down from 4.4% in June 2024. In June 2025, the unemployment rate for both males and females was 4.0%.

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 117,900 in June 2025, compared with 118,400 in May 2025. There was a fall of 8,200 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in June 2025 when compared with June 2024.

The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed males rose to 61,300 in June 2025, compared with 60,700 in May 2025. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed females in June 2025 was 56,600, down from 57,700 in May 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 June 2025 have incorporated the LFS benchmarks up to Q1 2025 for the monthly estimates up to March 2025. The estimates for April, May and June 2025 have been forecasted. Forecasted figures are subject to revision.

Key Figures

Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment
	Number of persons unemployed	Unemployment rate (%)
June 2024	126,100	4.4
May 2025	118,400	4.0
June 2025	117,900	4.0
	Number	Percentage points
Change in month	-500	0.0
Change in year	-8,200	-0.4

Open in Excel: Monthly Unemployment June 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	June	65,500	54,900	120,400	4.5	4.2	4.3
	July	66,900	54,600	121,600	4.6	4.1	4.4
	August	67,700	55,400	123,100	4.6	4.2	4.4
	September	68,200	60,100	128,300	4.6	4.5	4.6
	October	65,800	62,100	127,800	4.4	4.7	4.5
	November	62,600	62,100	124,800	4.2	4.7	4.4
	December	62,700	62,100	124,800	4.2	4.6	4.4

2024	January	62,300	61,800	124,100	4.2	4.6	4.4
	February	59,700	55,700	115,400	4.0	4.2	4.1
	March	61,300	57,900	119,200	4.1	4.3	4.2
	April	65,100	59,300	124,500	4.4	4.4	4.4
	May	65,800	59,500	125,300	4.4	4.4	4.4
	June	65,800	60,300	126,100	4.4	4.4	4.4
	July	66,500	65,100	131,600	4.4	4.7	4.6
	August	60,700	58,800	119,500	4.0	4.3	4.1
	September	62,400	57,300	119,700	4.1	4.2	4.2
	October	66,200	54,900	121,100	4.4	4.0	4.2
	November	67,700	53,600	121,200	4.5	3.9	4.2
	December	72,000	56,600	128,600	4.7	4.1	4.4

2025	January	69,500	61,300	130,800	4.5	4.4	4.5
	February	68,300	60,800	129,100	4.5	4.4	4.4
	March	65,500	63,100	128,500	4.3	4.5	4.4
	April	60,600	57,900	118,500	4.0	4.2	4.1
	May	60,700	57,700	118,400	4.0	4.1	4.0
	June	61,300	56,600	117,900	4.0	4.0	4.0

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	June	19,400	18,400	37,800	10.8	10.4	10.6
	July	20,300	18,600	38,900	11.3	10.7	11.0
	August	20,900	19,200	40,200	11.6	11.2	11.4
	September	21,500	21,700	43,200	11.7	12.2	12.0
	October	19,800	21,500	41,300	10.6	11.9	11.2
	November	18,500	21,400	39,900	9.9	11.7	10.8
	December	19,000	20,700	39,800	10.1	11.4	10.7

2024	January	19,400	20,600	40,000	10.3	11.4	10.8
	February	19,200	17,400	36,600	10.3	9.9	10.1
	March	19,600	17,100	36,700	10.5	9.8	10.1
	April	20,200	16,500	36,700	10.7	9.5	10.1
	May	20,400	16,200	36,700	10.7	9.4	10.1
	June	20,200	16,700	37,000	10.6	9.5	10.1
	July	22,100	19,500	41,500	11.4	10.7	11.0
	August	19,900	18,100	38,000	10.4	10.1	10.2
	September	20,600	18,800	39,400	10.8	10.5	10.7
	October	21,400	18,400	39,800	11.2	10.7	11.0
	November	21,900	18,600	40,500	11.5	11.0	11.3
	December	23,500	20,200	43,700	12.3	11.8	12.1

2025	January	21,500	22,500	43,900	11.3	12.8	12.0
	February	20,400	21,700	42,100	10.7	12.3	11.5
	March	16,500	20,900	37,400	8.9	11.9	10.3
	April	20,500	20,600	41,100	10.7	11.8	11.2
	May	20,200	19,900	40,100	10.5	11.4	11.0
	June	20,300	19,100	39,500	10.5	10.9	10.7

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	June	46,000	36,500	82,400	3.6	3.2	3.4
	July	46,700	35,900	82,500	3.6	3.1	3.4
	August	46,900	36,000	82,900	3.6	3.1	3.4
	September	47,000	38,200	85,200	3.6	3.3	3.5
	October	46,000	40,600	86,600	3.6	3.5	3.5
	November	44,000	40,900	84,900	3.4	3.6	3.5
	December	43,500	41,400	84,900	3.4	3.6	3.5

2024	January	42,900	41,300	84,100	3.3	3.6	3.4
	February	40,500	38,300	78,800	3.1	3.3	3.2
	March	41,700	40,800	82,500	3.2	3.5	3.3
	April	44,900	42,900	87,800	3.4	3.6	3.5
	May	45,400	43,300	88,700	3.5	3.7	3.6
	June	45,600	43,600	89,200	3.5	3.7	3.6
	July	44,500	45,600	90,100	3.4	3.8	3.6
	August	40,800	40,700	81,500	3.1	3.4	3.2
	September	41,800	38,500	80,200	3.2	3.2	3.2
	October	44,900	36,500	81,300	3.4	3.1	3.2
	November	45,800	34,900	80,700	3.5	2.9	3.2
	December	48,500	36,400	84,900	3.6	3.0	3.4

2025	January	48,000	38,900	86,900	3.6	3.2	3.4
	February	48,000	39,100	87,100	3.6	3.2	3.4
	March	48,900	42,200	91,100	3.6	3.5	3.6
	April	40,100	37,300	77,400	3.0	3.1	3.0
	May	40,500	37,800	78,300	3.0	3.1	3.0
	June	40,900	37,500	78,400	3.0	3.1	3.0

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