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Monthly Unemployment June 2026

The Monthly Unemployment rate for June 2026 was 5.0%, up from 4.9% in May 2026

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CSO statistical release, 06 July 2026, 11am

Key Findings

In June 2026, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.0%, up from 4.9% in May 2026. On an annual basis, the unemployment rate increased from 4.6% in June 2025 to 5.0% in June 2026.
Breaking down the results by sex, the monthly unemployment rate for males in June 2026 was 4.6%, up from 4.5% in May 2026, and down from a revised rate of 4.8% in June 2025.
The monthly unemployment rate in June 2026 was 5.4% for females, an increase from 5.3% in May 2026, and up from 4.4% in June 2025.
In terms of age, the monthly unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years (Youth Unemployment Rate) was 10.8%, up from 9.9% in May 2026.
The monthly unemployment rate for people aged 25-74 years at 4.2%, was unchanged from the May 2026 rate.

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (06 July 2026) published Monthly Unemployment Estimates results for June 2026.

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 2026 was 5.0%, up from 4.9% in May 2026, and up from 4.6% in June 2025. In June 2026, the unemployment rate for males was 4.6%, and for females was 5.4%.

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 145,100 in June 2026, compared with 142,000 in May 2026. There was a rise of 8,900 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in June 2026 when compared with June 2025.

The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed males increased to 71,200 in June 2026, compared with 69,000 in May 2026. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed females in June 2026 was 73,800, up from 72,900 in May 2026.”

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 2026 have incorporated the LFS benchmarks up to Q1 2026 for the monthly estimates up to March 2026. The estimates for April, May and June 2026 have been forecasted. Forecasted figures are subject to revision.

Key Figures

Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment
	Number of persons unemployed	Unemployment rate (%)
June 2025	136,200	4.6
May 2026	142,000	4.9
June 2026	145,100	5.0
	Number	Percentage points
Change in month	3,100	0.1
Change in year	8,900	0.4

Open in Excel: Monthly Unemployment June 2026 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
2024	June	65,500	60,300	125,800	4.3	4.4	4.4
	July	64,300	63,800	128,100	4.2	4.6	4.4
	August	59,500	58,200	117,700	3.9	4.3	4.1
	September	61,500	56,300	117,700	4.1	4.1	4.1
	October	66,800	55,100	121,900	4.4	4.1	4.2
	November	69,800	54,500	124,300	4.6	4.0	4.3
	December	72,500	56,800	129,300	4.8	4.2	4.5

2025	January	67,900	59,700	127,600	4.5	4.3	4.4
	February	67,000	61,800	128,800	4.4	4.5	4.4
	March	69,300	62,200	131,600	4.5	4.5	4.5
	April	72,900	61,500	134,400	4.7	4.4	4.6
	May	73,700	61,000	134,700	4.7	4.4	4.6
	June	75,200	61,000	136,200	4.8	4.4	4.6
	July	77,800	69,500	147,300	5.0	5.0	5.0
	August	77,100	68,500	145,600	5.0	4.9	5.0
	September	76,100	66,600	142,700	4.9	4.8	4.9
	October	73,400	63,700	137,100	4.7	4.6	4.7
	November	72,800	63,100	135,900	4.7	4.6	4.6
	December	75,100	65,800	140,900	4.8	4.8	4.8

2026	January	76,100	70,100	146,200	4.9	5.1	5.0
	February	75,000	72,600	147,600	4.8	5.3	5.0
	March	72,600	74,200	146,800	4.7	5.4	5.0
	April	68,700	72,100	140,800	4.4	5.3	4.8
	May	69,000	72,900	142,000	4.5	5.3	4.9
	June	71,200	73,800	145,100	4.6	5.4	5.0

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
2024	June	20,300	17,200	37,500	10.6	9.8	10.2
	July	20,200	19,700	39,900	10.5	10.7	10.6
	August	18,600	17,900	36,500	9.7	9.8	9.7
	September	19,600	18,200	37,700	10.2	10.1	10.2
	October	21,700	18,200	40,000	11.4	10.6	11.0
	November	24,100	18,400	42,500	12.6	11.0	11.8
	December	23,700	19,300	43,000	12.4	11.4	12.0

2025	January	19,600	20,100	39,700	10.5	11.7	11.0
	February	19,000	21,300	40,300	10.1	12.1	11.1
	March	20,400	21,600	42,000	10.7	12.2	11.4
	April	22,200	21,200	43,300	11.5	11.9	11.7
	May	22,400	20,400	42,800	11.6	11.5	11.6
	June	23,300	19,500	42,800	12.1	11.1	11.6
	July	24,200	22,300	46,400	12.6	12.7	12.6
	August	24,900	21,100	46,000	13.0	12.1	12.6
	September	24,100	20,500	44,700	12.6	11.8	12.2
	October	22,300	19,600	41,800	11.6	11.3	11.5
	November	23,000	19,000	42,000	11.9	10.9	11.4
	December	23,200	18,800	42,000	12.1	10.9	11.5

2026	January	24,500	19,000	43,500	12.9	11.1	12.1
	February	24,000	19,000	43,000	12.9	11.3	12.1
	March	21,500	17,800	39,300	11.8	10.8	11.3
	April	17,500	16,200	33,600	9.8	9.9	9.8
	May	17,400	16,600	34,000	9.7	10.1	9.9
	June	19,600	17,200	36,900	10.9	10.6	10.8

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
2024	June	45,200	43,100	88,300	3.4	3.6	3.5
	July	44,100	44,100	88,200	3.3	3.7	3.5
	August	40,900	40,300	81,200	3.1	3.4	3.2
	September	41,900	38,100	80,000	3.2	3.2	3.2
	October	45,100	36,900	81,900	3.4	3.1	3.3
	November	45,700	36,100	81,800	3.4	3.0	3.3
	December	48,800	37,500	86,300	3.7	3.1	3.4

2025	January	48,300	39,600	87,900	3.6	3.3	3.5
	February	48,000	40,600	88,600	3.6	3.3	3.5
	March	48,900	40,600	89,500	3.6	3.4	3.5
	April	50,700	40,300	91,100	3.7	3.4	3.6
	May	51,300	40,600	91,900	3.8	3.4	3.6
	June	51,900	41,600	93,400	3.8	3.5	3.6
	July	53,600	47,200	100,900	3.9	3.9	3.9
	August	52,200	47,400	99,600	3.8	3.9	3.9
	September	52,000	46,000	98,000	3.8	3.8	3.8
	October	51,100	44,200	95,300	3.7	3.6	3.7
	November	49,800	44,100	93,900	3.6	3.6	3.6
	December	51,900	47,000	98,900	3.8	3.9	3.8

2026	January	51,600	51,100	102,700	3.8	4.2	4.0
	February	51,000	53,700	104,700	3.7	4.4	4.1
	March	51,100	56,400	107,500	3.7	4.7	4.2
	April	51,200	56,000	107,200	3.7	4.6	4.2
	May	51,600	56,300	108,000	3.8	4.7	4.2
	June	51,600	56,600	108,200	3.8	4.7	4.2

Monthly Unemployment June 2026