On the 7th August, 2025, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published the Monthly Unemployment (MU) figures for July 2025. The Monthly Unemployment figures are estimated using trends in the Live Register figures based on data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and are subject to revision. The Labour Force Survey is published on a quarterly basis by the CSO and provides the official employment and unemployment figures.
According to the latest Monthly Unemployment figures, 143,100 people were unemployed in July 2025, an increase of 9.7% on July 2024. The Monthly Unemployment Rate (MUR) is 4.9%, an increase of 0.4 percentage points (ppts). This is the highest recorded rate in 2 years.
The Monthly Unemployment Rate for men increased by 0.7 percentage points to 5.0%, and for women it remained at 4.7%. Of the 143,100 unemployed, 45.3%, or 64,900 are women.
Young People
In July 2025, 46,000 people aged 15-24yrs were unemployed, 5,300 more young people than in July 2024, a 13.0% total increase. This age group accounts for 32.1% of all unemployed people. Their MUR is 12.2%, a 1.4 percentage point increase in one year. Over the year, unemployment amongst young men has increased by 1.8 percentage points; their MUR has increased to 12.8%. Unemployment amongst young women increased by 1.0 percentage points while their unemployment rate is 11.6%. In July 2025, women accounted for 45.9% of those unemployed in this age category.
People Aged 25-74yrs
The Monthly Unemployment figure for people aged 25-74yrs was 97,100 in July 2025, an increase of 8.4% since July 2024. The Monthly Unemployment Rate (MUR) was 3.8% in July 2025, a increase of 0.2 percentage points over the year. In this age category unemployment has increased for men by 0.5 percentage points since July 2024 to 3.9%. Unemployment rates for women decreased by 0.2 percentage points to 3.6%. Women accounted for 45.1% of those unemployed in this age category in July 2025.