01 June 2022
Go to release: Monthly Unemployment May 2022
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (01 June 2022) issued Monthly Unemployment Estimates results in respect of May 2022.
Commenting on today’s publication, John Mullane, Statistician said:
“The seasonally adjusted Monthly Unemployment Rate for May 2022 was 4.7%, down from a rate of 4.8% in April 2022 and down from 6.9% in May 2021. In May 2022, the seasonally adjusted Monthly Unemployment Rate was 4.7% for males and 4.6% for females. Breaking the results down by broad age group, the seasonally adjusted Monthly Unemployment Rate for those aged 15 to 24 years was 4.9%, while it was 4.6% for those aged 25 to 74 years.”
The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) was replaced by the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) from 01 September 2020. The EWSS remained in place in a graduated form until 30 April 2022 for most businesses. For businesses directly impacted by the public health restrictions introduced in December 2021, the EWSS ended on 31 May 2022.
There are some EWSS claims for July and August 2020 in respect of newly hired or seasonally hired employees who were ineligible for the TWSS. Both the TWSS and the EWSS schemes were administered by the Revenue Commissioners who provided TWSS and EWSS data to the CSO for statistical purposes and dissemination to users while the schemes were in place.
Those benefitting from the TWSS and later the EWSS, having a connection to their employer, continued to be classified as Employed using the internationally agreed criteria for reporting on official labour market status.
Enquiries:
John Mullane, Labour Market Analysis - (+353) 21 453 5713
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