Unemployment hits highest rate in four years

Rate of unemployment hits 5.3%, according to CSO Labour Force Survey  

The number of people aged 15 to 64 who are unemployed has reached its highest rate in four years, according to figures released by the CSO. 

The number of people aged 15 to 64 who are unemployed has reached its highest rate in four years, according to figures released by the CSO. 

The unemployment rate for people aged 15-64 years in the third quarter of 2025 was 5.3%, up from 4.5% a year previously, the CSO Labour Force Survey recorded. This is the highest rate recorded since the third quarter of 2021.