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Monthly Unemployment June 2025

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

Online ISSN: 2009-8456
CSO statistical release, , 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 2024126,100 4.4
May 2025118,400 4.0
June 2025117,900 4.0
 Number Percentage points
Change in month-5000.0
Change in year-8,200 -0.4
Figure 1: Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment Rate (ILO), June 2022 to June 2025

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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