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Monthly Unemployment August 2024

The Monthly Unemployment rate for August 2024 was 4.3%, down 0.4 percentage points from the previous month

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CSO statistical publication, 04 September 2024, 11am

Key Findings

In August 2024, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3%, which was down from a rate of 4.7% in July 2024. On an annual basis, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged.
Breaking down the results by sex, the Monthly Unemployment rate in August 2024 was 4.3% for males, down from a revised rate of 4.6% in July 2024 and from a rate of 4.5% in August 2023.
The Monthly Unemployment rate in August 2024 was 4.3% for females down from the revised rate of 4.7% in July 2024, and up from a revised rate of 4.2% in August 2023.
In terms of age, the Monthly Unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years (youth unemployment rate) fell to 10.7%, from a revised rate of 11.5% in July 2024.
The Monthly Unemployment rate for people in August 2024 aged 25-74 years fell to 3.4% from a rate of 3.7% in July 2024.

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (04 September 2024) issued Monthly Unemployment Estimates results for August 2024.

Commenting on today’s release, Conor Delves, Statistician in the Labour Market Analysis Section, said: “The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August 2024 (for all people aged 15-74 years) was 4.3%, down from 4.7% recorded in July 2024 and unchanged from the August 2023 rate. In August 2024, the unemployment rate for both males and females was 4.3%.

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 124,600 in August 2024, compared with 134,400 in July 2024. There was an increase of 3,600 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in August 2024 when compared with a year earlier.

The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed males fell to 65,500 in August 2024, compared with 70,200 in July 2024. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed females in August 2024 fell to 59,100 from 64,200 in July 2024.”

Editor's Note

The methodology for the Monthly Unemployment Estimates involves forecasting the number of persons who are unemployed using the trend in the recipient Live Register series. The Department of Social Protection is providing Working Age Income supports to people arriving in Ireland from Ukraine under the Temporary Protection Directive. The Live Register series includes recipients of these supports who have met the relevant criteria. This has impacted on the numbers of unemployed, primarily females, in these monthly estimates.

Data in this release are subject to revision based on updates to the seasonally adjusted series whenever new monthly data are added. In addition, it should be noted that larger revisions can occur when the most recent Labour Force Survey (LFS) data are included in the calculation process.

The Monthly Unemployment Estimates published today for August 2024 have incorporated the LFS benchmarks up to Q2 2024 for the monthly estimates up to June 2024. The estimates for July and August 2024 have been forecasted. Forecasted figures are subject to revision.

Headline Table and Graph

Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment
	Number of persons unemployed	Unemployment rate (%)
August 2023	121,000	4.3
July 2024	134,400	4.7
August 2024	124,600	4.3
	Number	Percentage points
Change in month	-9,800	-0.4
Change in year	3,600	0.0

Open in Excel: Monthly Unemployment August 2024 Headline Table (XLS 10KB)

Tables

Table 1a Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - all persons aged 15-74 years

Table 1b Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - persons aged 15-24 years

Table 1c Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - persons aged 25-74 years

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Table 1a Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - All persons aged 15-74 years
		Number of persons			Unemployment rate (%)
		Males	Females	All Persons	Males	Females	All Persons
2022	August	57,500	57,000	114,500	4.0	4.6	4.3
	September	58,000	56,600	114,500	4.0	4.5	4.3
	October	61,100	60,200	121,400	4.3	4.8	4.5
	November	63,100	59,700	122,900	4.4	4.7	4.5
	December	63,400	56,800	120,200	4.4	4.4	4.4

2023	January	65,100	53,400	118,500	4.4	4.1	4.3
	February	64,500	50,500	114,900	4.4	3.9	4.1
	March	63,600	49,700	113,300	4.3	3.8	4.1
	April	62,400	51,400	113,800	4.3	3.9	4.1
	May	62,100	52,700	114,800	4.3	4.0	4.1
	June	64,500	54,700	119,200	4.4	4.1	4.3
	July	64,800	53,900	118,700	4.4	4.1	4.3
	August	66,000	55,000	121,000	4.5	4.2	4.3
	September	67,500	60,600	128,100	4.6	4.6	4.6
	October	66,800	62,100	128,900	4.5	4.7	4.6
	November	64,700	62,200	126,900	4.4	4.7	4.5
	December	64,700	62,400	127,200	4.4	4.7	4.5

2024	January	64,100	62,200	126,200	4.3	4.7	4.5
	February	59,000	57,200	116,100	4.0	4.3	4.1
	March	60,800	57,900	118,700	4.1	4.3	4.2
	April	64,500	59,000	123,500	4.3	4.4	4.3
	May	65,000	59,500	124,500	4.3	4.4	4.4
	June	66,500	60,100	126,600	4.4	4.4	4.4
	July	70,200	64,200	134,400	4.6	4.7	4.7
	August	65,500	59,100	124,600	4.3	4.3	4.3

Table 1b Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - persons aged 15-24 years
		Number of persons			Unemployment rate (%)
		Males	Females	All Persons	Males	Females	All Persons
2022	August	18,100	18,300	36,400	10.5	11.5	10.9
	September	18,100	18,400	36,500	10.6	11.6	11.0
	October	18,600	18,100	36,700	10.8	11.2	11.0
	November	19,600	17,900	37,500	11.2	10.8	11.0
	December	19,000	16,900	35,900	10.8	10.0	10.4

2023	January	19,500	17,100	36,600	10.8	10.0	10.4
	February	19,600	16,600	36,300	10.7	9.7	10.2
	March	19,600	16,600	36,200	10.7	9.6	10.2
	April	19,000	16,900	35,900	10.4	9.7	10.1
	May	18,700	17,100	35,700	10.4	9.8	10.1
	June	19,200	18,100	37,300	10.6	10.3	10.5
	July	19,500	18,400	37,900	10.8	10.4	10.6
	August	20,000	19,000	39,000	11.0	10.7	10.9
	September	20,800	21,900	42,600	11.4	12.1	11.7
	October	19,800	21,400	41,100	10.6	11.9	11.2
	November	19,300	21,400	40,700	10.3	11.8	11.0
	December	19,900	21,600	41,500	10.6	11.9	11.2

2024	January	20,600	21,300	41,800	11.0	11.8	11.4
	February	18,800	17,900	36,700	10.1	10.2	10.2
	March	19,600	17,200	36,800	10.5	9.9	10.2
	April	20,200	16,500	36,700	10.6	9.5	10.1
	May	20,100	16,000	36,100	10.6	9.3	10.0
	June	20,800	16,100	36,900	11.0	9.4	10.2
	July	24,100	18,300	42,400	12.5	10.5	11.5
	August	22,000	17,000	39,000	11.5	9.8	10.7

Table 1c Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - persons aged 25-74 years
		Number of persons			Unemployment rate (%)
		Males	Females	All Persons	Males	Females	All Persons
2022	August	39,400	38,700	78,100	3.1	3.5	3.3
	September	39,900	38,200	78,100	3.2	3.5	3.3
	October	42,500	42,100	84,600	3.4	3.8	3.6
	November	43,600	41,800	85,400	3.4	3.8	3.6
	December	44,400	39,900	84,300	3.5	3.6	3.5

2023	January	45,600	36,300	81,900	3.5	3.2	3.4
	February	44,800	33,900	78,700	3.5	3.0	3.3
	March	44,000	33,100	77,200	3.4	2.9	3.2
	April	43,400	34,500	77,900	3.4	3.0	3.2
	May	43,400	35,600	79,100	3.4	3.1	3.3
	June	45,200	36,600	81,800	3.5	3.2	3.4
	July	45,200	35,500	80,700	3.5	3.1	3.3
	August	46,000	36,000	82,000	3.6	3.1	3.4
	September	46,700	38,800	85,500	3.6	3.4	3.5
	October	47,000	40,800	87,800	3.6	3.6	3.6
	November	45,400	40,800	86,200	3.5	3.5	3.5
	December	44,800	40,800	85,600	3.5	3.5	3.5

2024	January	43,500	40,900	84,400	3.4	3.5	3.4
	February	40,200	39,200	79,400	3.1	3.4	3.2
	March	41,300	40,700	82,000	3.2	3.5	3.3
	April	44,300	42,400	86,700	3.4	3.6	3.5
	May	44,900	43,500	88,300	3.4	3.7	3.5
	June	45,700	44,000	89,700	3.5	3.7	3.6
	July	46,100	45,900	92,000	3.5	3.9	3.7
	August	43,500	42,100	85,600	3.3	3.6	3.4

Monthly Unemployment August 2024