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Monthly Unemployment October 2023

The Monthly Unemployment rate for October 2023 was 4.8%

Online ISSN: 2009-8456

CSO statistical publication, 02 November 2023, 11am

Key Findings

In October 2023 the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was:

Up to 5.0% for males from a revised rate of 4.9% in September 2023, and up from 4.3% in October 2022.
Unchanged at 4.5% from a revised rate in September 2023 for females, and down from a revised rate of 4.7% in October 2022.
Unchanged at 12.5% for persons aged 15-24 years (youth unemployment rate), from a revised rate in September 2023.
Up to 3.6% for persons aged 25-74 years from a revised rate of 3.5% in September 2023.

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (02 November 2023) issued Monthly Unemployment Estimates results for October 2023.

Commenting on today’s release, Conor Delves, Statistician in the Labour Market Analysis Section, said: “The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October 2023 (for all persons aged 15-74 years) was 4.8%, up from 4.7% recorded in September 2023 and up from 4.5% in October 2022. In October 2023 the unemployment rate for males was 5.0%, and for females it was 4.5%.

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 132,800 in October 2023, compared with 130,100 in September 2023. There was an increase of 13,300 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in October 2023 when compared with a year earlier.

The seasonally adjusted number of males unemployed was up to 73,500 in October 2023, compared with 71,000 in September 2023. The seasonally adjusted number of females unemployed increased by 100 over the month to October 2023 from 59,100 to 59,200.”

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 Employment Estimates published today for October 2023 have incorporated the LFS benchmarks up to Q3 2023 for the monthly estimates up to September 2023. The estimates for October 2023 have been forecasted. These forecasted figures are subject to revision.

Headline Table and Graph

Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment
	Number of persons unemployed	Unemployment rate (%)
October 2022	119,500	4.5
September 2023	130,100	4.7
October 2023	132,800	4.8
	Number	Percentage points
Change in month	2,700	0.1
Change in year	13,300	0.3

Open in Excel: Monthly Unemployment October 2023 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
2021	October	74,100	63,700	137,700	5.3	5.2	5.3
	November	73,100	64,900	138,100	5.2	5.3	5.3
	December	70,600	63,000	133,600	5.1	5.1	5.1

2022	January	67,400	62,300	129,700	4.9	5.0	4.9
	February	63,600	59,000	122,700	4.6	4.8	4.7
	March	68,800	62,900	131,700	4.9	5.0	5.0
	April	63,500	56,700	120,200	4.5	4.5	4.5
	May	59,200	51,600	110,800	4.2	4.2	4.2
	June	58,400	53,100	111,600	4.1	4.3	4.2
	July	59,600	53,800	113,300	4.2	4.4	4.3
	August	58,800	57,100	115,900	4.2	4.6	4.4
	September	58,700	55,900	114,600	4.2	4.5	4.3
	October	60,400	59,200	119,500	4.3	4.7	4.5
	November	61,100	60,000	121,100	4.3	4.8	4.5
	December	61,100	57,000	118,200	4.3	4.5	4.4

2023	January	61,700	53,500	115,200	4.3	4.2	4.2
	February	61,500	50,700	112,200	4.3	4.0	4.1
	March	61,700	50,200	111,900	4.3	3.9	4.1
	April	62,100	50,500	112,700	4.3	3.9	4.1
	May	62,700	50,700	113,400	4.4	3.9	4.1
	June	66,600	53,100	119,700	4.6	4.1	4.4
	July	66,900	53,800	120,700	4.6	4.1	4.4
	August	67,900	55,000	122,900	4.7	4.2	4.5
	September	71,000	59,100	130,100	4.9	4.5	4.7
	October	73,500	59,200	132,800	5.0	4.5	4.8

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
2021	October	21,200	20,000	41,200	12.0	11.4	11.7
	November	22,000	21,700	43,600	12.5	12.3	12.4
	December	19,600	20,300	39,800	11.2	11.6	11.4

2022	January	15,200	18,100	33,300	8.7	10.4	9.6
	February	13,500	15,400	28,900	7.7	9.0	8.3
	March	15,400	14,800	30,200	8.7	8.6	8.6
	April	17,800	14,500	32,300	9.9	8.3	9.1
	May	18,500	14,100	32,600	10.3	8.1	9.2
	June	19,700	16,200	36,000	11.0	9.5	10.3
	July	20,000	17,700	37,700	11.2	10.7	11.0
	August	19,100	18,800	37,900	10.9	11.7	11.3
	September	18,800	18,800	37,600	10.8	11.7	11.2
	October	18,200	18,200	36,500	10.4	11.1	10.7
	November	18,500	17,900	36,400	10.5	10.7	10.6
	December	18,300	17,000	35,300	10.3	10.0	10.2

2023	January	18,600	17,200	35,800	10.3	10.0	10.2
	February	19,200	16,700	35,800	10.5	9.7	10.1
	March	19,300	16,600	35,900	10.6	9.5	10.1
	April	19,200	16,800	36,000	10.6	9.5	10.1
	May	18,600	16,700	35,300	10.3	9.4	9.9
	June	20,200	17,800	38,000	11.1	10.0	10.6
	July	20,200	18,100	38,400	11.1	10.2	10.7
	August	21,000	19,400	40,500	11.5	10.9	11.2
	September	22,800	23,300	46,100	12.1	12.8	12.5
	October	23,100	24,000	47,100	12.2	12.8	12.5

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
2021	October	52,900	43,600	96,500	4.4	4.1	4.3
	November	51,200	43,300	94,400	4.2	4.1	4.1
	December	51,000	42,700	93,700	4.2	4.0	4.1

2022	January	52,100	44,200	96,400	4.3	4.1	4.2
	February	50,100	43,600	93,700	4.1	4.1	4.1
	March	53,400	48,100	101,400	4.4	4.5	4.4
	April	45,700	42,200	87,900	3.7	3.9	3.8
	May	40,700	37,500	78,200	3.3	3.5	3.4
	June	38,700	36,900	75,600	3.1	3.5	3.3
	July	39,500	36,100	75,700	3.2	3.4	3.3
	August	39,700	38,300	78,000	3.2	3.6	3.4
	September	39,900	37,100	77,000	3.2	3.5	3.3
	October	42,100	40,900	83,100	3.4	3.8	3.6
	November	42,500	42,100	84,600	3.4	3.9	3.6
	December	42,800	40,000	82,800	3.4	3.7	3.5

2023	January	43,000	36,300	79,300	3.4	3.3	3.4
	February	42,300	34,000	76,400	3.4	3.1	3.2
	March	42,400	33,600	75,900	3.4	3.0	3.2
	April	42,900	33,700	76,700	3.4	3.0	3.2
	May	44,000	34,000	78,000	3.5	3.0	3.3
	June	46,500	35,300	81,700	3.7	3.1	3.4
	July	46,700	35,700	82,400	3.7	3.2	3.4
	August	46,900	35,600	82,500	3.7	3.2	3.4
	September	48,200	35,800	84,000	3.8	3.2	3.5
	October	50,400	35,200	85,600	4.0	3.1	3.6

Monthly Unemployment October 2023