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Monthly Unemployment July 2023

The Monthly Unemployment rate for July 2023 was 4.1%

Online ISSN: 2009-8456

CSO statistical publication, 02 August 2023, 11am

Key Findings

In July 2023 the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was:

Down to 4.3% for males from a revised rate of 4.5% in June 2023, and up from 4.1% in July 2022.
Unchanged at a revised June 2023 rate of 3.9% for females, and down from a rate of 4.4% in July 2022.
Up to 10.7% for persons aged 15-24 years (youth unemployment rate), from a revised rate of 10.5% in June 2023.
Down to 3.1% for persons aged 25-74 years, from 3.3% in June 2023.

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (02 August 2023) issued Monthly Unemployment Estimates results for July 2023.

Commenting on today’s release, Conor Delves, Statistician in the Labour Market Analysis Section, said: “The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July 2023 (for all persons aged 15-74 years) was 4.1%, down from a rate of 4.2% recorded in June 2023 and in July 2022. In July 2023 the unemployment rate for males was 4.3% and for females was 3.9%.

The seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed was 111,900 in July 2023, compared with 115,500 in June 2023. There was an increase of 100 in the seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed in July 2023 when compared with a year earlier.

The seasonally adjusted number of males unemployed was down to 61,500 in July 2023, compared with 63,800 in June 2023. In July 2023 the seasonally adjusted number of females unemployed decreased to 50,400 from the 51,600 observed in June 2023.”

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. This can be observed in the revised figures from today's publication, particularly in relation to the youth unemployment figures for Q2 2023.

The Monthly Employment Estimates published today for July 2023 have incorporated the LFS benchmarks up to Q2 2023 for the monthly estimates up to June 2023. The estimates for July 2023 have been forecasted. These forecasted figures are subject to revision.

Headline Table and Graph

Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment
	Number of persons unemployed	Unemployment rate (%)
July 2022	111,800	4.2
June 2023	115,500	4.2
July 2023	111,900	4.1
	Number	Percentage points
Change in month	-3,600	-0.1
Change in year	100	-0.1

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Tables

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

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

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
2021	July	81,700	68,800	150,500	6.0	5.7	5.9
	August	75,700	66,400	142,100	5.5	5.5	5.5
	September	74,400	63,500	137,900	5.4	5.2	5.3
	October	74,400	64,400	138,800	5.4	5.2	5.3
	November	74,000	64,600	138,500	5.3	5.2	5.3
	December	71,400	62,300	133,700	5.1	5.0	5.1

2022	January	68,100	62,100	130,200	4.9	5.0	5.0
	February	64,300	59,100	123,400	4.6	4.8	4.7
	March	69,200	62,800	132,000	5.0	5.0	5.0
	April	63,300	56,300	119,700	4.5	4.5	4.5
	May	58,500	51,300	109,800	4.2	4.1	4.1
	June	57,200	52,600	109,800	4.1	4.2	4.1
	July	58,200	53,600	111,800	4.1	4.4	4.2
	August	58,300	57,100	115,400	4.1	4.6	4.4
	September	59,300	57,400	116,700	4.2	4.6	4.4
	October	61,100	60,100	121,200	4.3	4.8	4.5
	November	62,100	60,000	122,100	4.4	4.8	4.6
	December	62,000	56,400	118,400	4.3	4.5	4.4

2023	January	62,000	53,000	115,000	4.3	4.2	4.2
	February	61,900	50,700	112,600	4.3	4.0	4.1
	March	62,100	50,500	112,600	4.3	3.9	4.1
	April	62,600	50,900	113,600	4.4	3.9	4.2
	May	61,900	50,800	112,700	4.3	3.9	4.1
	June	63,800	51,600	115,500	4.5	3.9	4.2
	July	61,500	50,400	111,900	4.3	3.9	4.1

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
2021	July	22,900	19,100	42,000	13.1	11.7	12.4
	August	19,700	17,500	37,200	11.1	10.4	10.8
	September	20,100	17,600	37,800	11.3	10.2	10.8
	October	21,600	19,900	41,600	12.2	11.4	11.8
	November	22,200	21,000	43,200	12.6	11.9	12.3
	December	19,600	19,700	39,300	11.2	11.2	11.2

2022	January	15,100	17,900	33,000	8.6	10.3	9.5
	February	13,300	15,800	29,100	7.6	9.2	8.4
	March	15,300	15,100	30,400	8.6	8.7	8.7
	April	17,800	14,500	32,400	10.0	8.3	9.1
	May	18,600	14,300	32,800	10.3	8.2	9.3
	June	19,500	16,000	35,500	10.9	9.3	10.1
	July	19,700	17,500	37,200	11.1	10.7	10.9
	August	18,900	19,000	37,900	10.8	11.9	11.3
	September	19,300	19,200	38,500	11.0	12.0	11.5
	October	18,800	18,300	37,100	10.7	11.2	10.9
	November	18,800	17,500	36,400	10.6	10.5	10.6
	December	18,400	16,500	35,000	10.3	9.7	10.0

2023	January	18,500	16,900	35,400	10.3	9.8	10.1
	February	18,800	17,000	35,800	10.4	9.8	10.1
	March	19,000	17,100	36,100	10.5	9.7	10.1
	April	19,100	17,100	36,100	10.5	9.6	10.1
	May	18,600	16,900	35,500	10.3	9.5	9.9
	June	20,200	17,200	37,400	11.2	9.7	10.5
	July	20,500	16,600	37,200	11.4	9.9	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
2021	July	58,800	49,800	108,600	4.9	4.8	4.9
	August	56,000	48,900	104,900	4.7	4.7	4.7
	September	54,300	45,900	100,200	4.5	4.4	4.4
	October	52,700	44,500	97,200	4.3	4.2	4.3
	November	51,700	43,600	95,300	4.2	4.1	4.2
	December	51,800	42,600	94,400	4.2	4.0	4.1

2022	January	53,000	44,100	97,100	4.4	4.1	4.3
	February	51,000	43,300	94,300	4.2	4.1	4.1
	March	53,900	47,700	101,600	4.4	4.4	4.4
	April	45,500	41,800	87,300	3.7	3.9	3.8
	May	39,900	37,100	77,000	3.3	3.5	3.4
	June	37,600	36,700	74,300	3.1	3.4	3.2
	July	38,600	36,000	74,600	3.1	3.4	3.2
	August	39,300	38,200	77,500	3.2	3.6	3.4
	September	40,000	38,200	78,200	3.2	3.6	3.4
	October	42,300	41,800	84,100	3.4	3.9	3.6
	November	43,300	42,400	85,700	3.5	3.9	3.7
	December	43,500	39,900	83,400	3.5	3.6	3.6

2023	January	43,600	36,100	79,600	3.5	3.3	3.4
	February	43,100	33,700	76,800	3.4	3.0	3.2
	March	43,100	33,400	76,500	3.4	3.0	3.2
	April	43,600	33,900	77,400	3.5	3.0	3.3
	May	43,300	33,900	77,200	3.5	3.0	3.2
	June	43,600	34,400	78,100	3.5	3.0	3.3
	July	41,000	33,800	74,800	3.3	3.0	3.1

Monthly Unemployment July 2023