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Monthly Unemployment November 2025

The Monthly Unemployment rate for November 2025 was 4.9%, down from 5.0% in October 2025

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CSO statistical release, 03 December 2025, 11am

Key Findings

In November 2025, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.9%, down from 5.0% in October 2025. On an annual basis, the unemployment rate increased from 4.2% in November 2024 to 4.9% in November 2025.
Breaking down the results by sex, the monthly unemployment rate for males in November 2025 was 4.9%, down from 5.0% in October 2025, and up from 4.5% recorded in November 2024.
The monthly unemployment rate in November 2025 was 5.0% for females, unchanged from the October 2025 rate, and up from 3.9% in November 2024.
In terms of age, the monthly unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years (Youth Unemployment Rate) was 13.4%, unchanged from the October 2025 rate.
The monthly unemployment rate for people aged 25-74 years was 3.7%, down from 3.8% in October 2025.

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (03 December 2025) published Monthly Unemployment Estimates results for November 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 November 2025 was 4.9%, down from 5.0% in October 2025, and up from 4.2% in November 2024. In November 2025, the unemployment rate for males was 4.9% and for females was 5.0%.

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 144,400 in November 2025, compared with 147,100 in October 2025. There was an increase of 23,200 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in November 2025 when compared with November 2024.

The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed males fell to 75,000 in November 2025, compared with 76,900 in October 2025. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed females in November 2025 was 69,400, down from 70,100 in October 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 November 2025 have incorporated the LFS benchmarks up to Q3 2025 for the monthly estimates up to September 2025. The estimates for October and November 2025 have been forecasted. Forecasted figures are subject to revision.

Key Figures

Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment
	Number of persons unemployed	Unemployment rate (%)
November 2024	121,200	4.2
October 2025	147,100	5.0
November 2025	144,400	4.9
	Number	Percentage points
Change in month	-2,700	-0.1
Change in year	23,200	0.7

Open in Excel: Monthly Unemployment November 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	November	62,700	61,700	124,400	4.2	4.6	4.4
	December	63,700	61,800	125,500	4.3	4.6	4.4

2024	January	63,900	61,600	125,500	4.3	4.6	4.5
	February	60,600	56,700	117,300	4.1	4.3	4.2
	March	61,900	57,900	119,800	4.2	4.3	4.2
	April	65,000	59,400	124,300	4.4	4.4	4.4
	May	65,900	60,000	125,900	4.4	4.4	4.4
	June	65,500	60,600	126,100	4.4	4.5	4.4
	July	65,400	65,000	130,400	4.3	4.7	4.5
	August	60,100	58,600	118,700	4.0	4.3	4.1
	September	61,800	56,500	118,300	4.1	4.1	4.1
	October	66,100	54,200	120,300	4.4	4.0	4.2
	November	68,000	53,100	121,200	4.5	3.9	4.2
	December	73,100	56,200	129,300	4.8	4.1	4.5

2025	January	68,900	60,700	129,600	4.5	4.4	4.5
	February	67,600	62,000	129,600	4.4	4.5	4.4
	March	69,000	63,300	132,300	4.5	4.6	4.5
	April	72,200	61,900	134,100	4.7	4.5	4.6
	May	73,200	60,700	133,900	4.7	4.4	4.6
	June	74,600	60,600	135,300	4.8	4.4	4.6
	July	77,800	69,000	146,800	5.0	5.0	5.0
	August	77,300	68,200	145,500	5.0	4.9	5.0
	September	79,200	69,700	148,900	5.1	5.0	5.1
	October	76,900	70,100	147,100	5.0	5.0	5.0
	November	75,000	69,400	144,400	4.9	5.0	4.9

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	November	18,800	20,900	39,700	10.0	11.4	10.7
	December	19,800	20,200	40,000	10.4	11.0	10.7

2024	January	20,700	19,900	40,700	11.0	11.0	11.0
	February	20,100	17,800	37,900	10.7	10.0	10.3
	March	20,300	17,100	37,300	10.8	9.8	10.3
	April	20,400	16,600	37,000	10.9	9.6	10.3
	May	20,300	16,500	36,800	10.8	9.6	10.2
	June	20,100	16,900	37,000	10.5	9.7	10.1
	July	21,100	19,800	40,900	10.9	10.9	10.9
	August	19,000	18,400	37,400	9.9	10.2	10.1
	September	19,800	18,700	38,500	10.4	10.4	10.4
	October	21,300	18,200	39,500	11.2	10.5	10.9
	November	22,500	18,100	40,600	11.8	10.6	11.2
	December	24,200	19,400	43,600	12.6	11.3	12.0

2025	January	20,600	20,900	41,400	10.8	12.0	11.4
	February	20,000	21,800	41,800	10.6	12.3	11.4
	March	20,300	21,800	42,100	10.7	12.3	11.4
	April	21,700	20,900	42,500	11.3	11.7	11.5
	May	21,700	19,600	41,300	11.3	11.2	11.2
	June	22,400	18,600	41,100	11.8	10.8	11.3
	July	24,200	21,300	45,500	12.8	12.3	12.6
	August	25,000	21,300	46,300	13.1	12.5	12.8
	September	26,600	22,800	49,400	13.7	13.1	13.4
	October	24,500	23,900	48,400	12.9	14.0	13.4
	November	23,500	24,700	48,200	12.5	14.5	13.4

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	November	43,900	40,900	84,800	3.4	3.6	3.5
	December	43,900	41,600	85,500	3.4	3.6	3.5

2024	January	43,200	41,600	84,800	3.3	3.6	3.5
	February	40,500	39,000	79,500	3.1	3.4	3.2
	March	41,600	40,900	82,400	3.2	3.5	3.3
	April	44,500	42,800	87,300	3.4	3.6	3.5
	May	45,500	43,500	89,100	3.5	3.7	3.6
	June	45,400	43,700	89,200	3.5	3.7	3.6
	July	44,300	45,200	89,500	3.4	3.8	3.6
	August	41,100	40,200	81,300	3.1	3.4	3.2
	September	41,900	37,800	79,700	3.2	3.2	3.2
	October	44,800	36,000	80,900	3.4	3.0	3.2
	November	45,600	35,000	80,600	3.4	2.9	3.2
	December	48,900	36,800	85,700	3.7	3.1	3.4

2025	January	48,400	39,800	88,200	3.6	3.3	3.5
	February	47,600	40,200	87,700	3.6	3.3	3.4
	March	48,700	41,500	90,200	3.6	3.4	3.5
	April	50,600	41,100	91,600	3.7	3.4	3.6
	May	51,500	41,100	92,600	3.8	3.4	3.6
	June	52,200	42,000	94,200	3.8	3.5	3.7
	July	53,600	47,700	101,300	3.9	3.9	3.9
	August	52,300	46,900	99,200	3.9	3.9	3.9
	September	52,600	47,000	99,500	3.9	3.8	3.9
	October	52,400	46,200	98,700	3.9	3.8	3.8
	November	51,500	44,700	96,200	3.8	3.7	3.7

Monthly Unemployment November 2025