On September 5th 2025, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published the Monthly Unemployment (MU) figures for August 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, 138,200 people were unemployed in August 2025, an increase of 16.5% on August 2024. The Monthly Unemployment Rate (MUR) is 4.7%, an increase of 0.6 percentage points (ppts).
The Monthly Unemployment Rate for men increased by 0.9 percentage points to 4.9%, and for women it increased by 0.2 ppts to 4.5%. Of the 138,200 unemployed, 44.8%, or 61,900 are women.
Young People
In August 2025, 44,800 people aged 15-24yrs were unemployed, 7,500 more young people than in August 2024, a 20.1% total increase. This age group accounts for 32.1% of all unemployed people. Their MUR is 11.9%, a 1.9 percentage point increase in one year. Over the year, unemployment amongst young men has increased by 2.5 percentage points; their MUR has increased to 12.5%. Unemployment amongst young women increased by 1.4 percentage points while their unemployment rate is 11.4%. In August 2025, women accounted for 46.0% of those unemployed in this age category.
People Aged 25-74yrs
The Monthly Unemployment figure for people aged 25-74yrs was 93,400 in August 2025, an increase of 14.9% since August 2024. The Monthly Unemployment Rate (MUR) was 3.8% in August 2025, an increase of 0.1 percentage points over the year. In this age category unemployment has increased for men by 0.7 percentage points since August 2024 to 3.8%. Unemployment rates for women remained at 3.4%. Women accounted for 44.3% of those unemployed in this age category in August 2025.