Unemployment drops as Ireland's labour market shows resilience to global instability

Ireland seeing a sustained period of low unemployment

There was a fall of 6,900 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in May 2025 when compared with May 2024.

Ireland's unemployment rate remains at historic lows, falling slightly in May to 4% from 4.1% in April, data from the CSO shows. 

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.9% for males and 4.1% for females, with the youth unemployment rate for those aged between 15 and 25 dropping to 10.9% from 11.2%.