David McNamara: Signs of easing on Irish jobs market
Unemployment remains low, ticking down to a 4% rate.
The recent exceptional growth in the Irish labour market continued in the first quarter of 2025.
The latest labour force survey (LFS) shows employment rose 1.3% in the quarter, and the annual growth rate accelerated to 3.3% y/y (+2.7% y/y in Q4 2024), with nearly 90,000 jobs created in the past year.
