Unemployment rate down to 3.9% as 111,500 people out of work, says CSO

The monthly unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years decreased to 11.3%

CSO Central Statistics Office, Cork.29th June 2022. Pic: Larry Cummins.

The number of people unemployed has continued to fall, down to 3.9% in February, according to the Central Statistics Office. 

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 111,500 in February 2025, compared with 115,700 in January 2025. There was a fall of 5,600 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in February 2025 when compared with February 2024.