Young people dominate latest unemployment rates with figures stark contrast to last year

The Covid adjusted unemployment rate now stands at 24.8%. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland
Nearly a quarter of the Irish workforce is unemployed including people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).
The Covid-19 adjusted rate of unemployment now stands at just under 25% according to the latest data releasd by the Central Statistics Office. (CSO).