Number of unemployed rises by 20,000

Month-on-month rate falls to 4.7%

The number of people unemployed was 138,200 in August, compared with 142,200 in July. Picture: Patrick Bolger/Bloomberg

The unemployment rate in Ireland fell to 4.7% in August but is up from a 4.1% rate in the same month last year.

According to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.7% from a revised rate of 4.8% last month. On an annual basis, the rate increased from 4.1% in August 2024.