Ireland's unemployment rate was more than 26% in May

The unemployment rate was 51% for those aged 15 to 24 years.

Ireland's unemployment rate for May was 26% with more than half of young people aged between 15 and 24 unemployed.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the new Covid-19 adjusted measure of unemployment indicates a rate as high as 26.1% if all claimants of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment were classified as unemployed.