Unemployment rate falls to 4.9%, with 144,400 out of work

CSO figures for November show numbers unemployed down slightly from October 

Shoppers on Grafton Street in Dublin. The rate of unemployment fell slightly to 4.9% in November, according to the CSO. Picture: Patrick Bolger/Bloomberg 

The rate of unemployment fell slightly to 4.9% in November, according to the CSO. 

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 144,400, compared with 147,100 in October 2025.