Unemployment rate falls to pre-Covid levels

Ireland's unemployment rate stands at 4.7% for May, down from 4.8% during the previous month

The figures mean that the unemployment rate has now returned to pre-Covid-19 levels. Picture: Damian Coleman

Ireland's unemployment rate has fallen to 4.7% in May, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have revealed today.

The figures mean that the unemployment rate has now returned to pre-Covid-19 levels.