Unemployment rate drops slightly to 4.3% in September

Last month, 124,300 were unemployed across the country which is a drop of 1,000 compared to August and a drop of 3,100 compared to September 2023. 

The national unemployment rate dropped slightly during September by 0.1% to 4.3% with 124,300 out of work, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.

According to the figures, the youth unemployment rate — those aged 15 to 24 — ticked up slightly month-on-month from 10.7% to 10.8% while employment among all other age groups stood at 3.4%.