Unemployment rate ticks up again in October

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 132,800 during last month compared with 130,100 in September

Wage data is showing a rise to 4.1% year-on-year in September, up from 3.7% in August, which was “most likely driven by ongoing recruitment difficulties in key sectors such as engineering, construction, and financial services”.

The unemployment rate rose again during the month of October to 4.8%, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.

The rate is up slightly from the 4.7% recorded in September and the 4.5% recorded in October last year.