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Monthly Unemployment July 2024

The Monthly Unemployment rate for July 2024 was 4.7%, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous month

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CSO statistical publication, 06 August 2024, 11am

Key Findings

In July 2024, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7%, which was up from the revised rate of 4.5% in June 2024.On an annual basis, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 4.7% in July 2024 from a rate of 4.3% in July 2023.
Breaking down the results by sex, the Monthly Unemployment rate in July 2024 was 4.7% for males, up from the revised rate of 4.5% in June 2024 and from a rate of 4.5% in July 2023.
The Monthly Unemployment rate in July 2024 was 4.8% for females up from the revised rate of 4.5% in June 2024, and from a rate of 4.1% in July 2023.
In terms of age, the Monthly Unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years (youth unemployment rate) rose to 11.4%, from a revised rate of 10.4% in June 2024.
The Monthly Unemployment rate for people in July 2024 aged 25-74 years rose to 3.7% from a rate of 3.6% in June 2024.

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (06 August 2024) issued Monthly Unemployment Estimates results for July 2024.

Commenting on today’s release, Conor Delves, Statistician in the Labour Market Analysis Section, said: “The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July 2024 (for all people aged 15-74 years) was 4.7%, up from 4.5% recorded in June 2024 and from 4.3% in July 2023. In July 2024, the unemployment rate for males was 4.7%, and 4.8% for females.

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 136,100 in July 2024, compared with 129,000 in June 2024. There was an increase of 16,200 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in July 2024 when compared with a year earlier.

The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed males rose to 70,900 in July 2024, compared with 68,100 in June 2024. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed females in July 2024 increased to 65,100 from 60,800 in June 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 July 2024 have incorporated the LFS benchmarks up to Q2 2024 for the monthly estimates up to June 2024. The estimates for July 2024 have been forecasted. Forecasted figures are subject to revision.

Headline Table and Graph

Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment
	Number of persons unemployed	Unemployment rate (%)
July 2023	119,900	4.3
June 2024	129,000	4.5
July 2024	136,100	4.7
	Number	Percentage points
Change in month	7,100	0.2
Change in year	16,200	0.4

Open in Excel: Monthly Unemployment July 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	July	57,900	54,400	112,300	4.0	4.4	4.2
	August	57,200	56,600	113,800	4.0	4.5	4.2
	September	57,500	55,500	112,900	4.0	4.4	4.2
	October	60,400	59,300	119,700	4.2	4.7	4.4
	November	62,900	59,300	122,200	4.4	4.6	4.5
	December	63,300	56,900	120,200	4.4	4.4	4.4

2023	January	65,600	53,900	119,500	4.5	4.2	4.3
	February	64,300	50,800	115,100	4.4	3.9	4.2
	March	63,800	49,900	113,700	4.3	3.8	4.1
	April	62,200	51,600	113,800	4.3	3.9	4.1
	May	62,800	53,100	115,900	4.3	4.0	4.2
	June	65,500	55,300	120,800	4.5	4.2	4.3
	July	65,400	54,400	119,900	4.5	4.1	4.3
	August	65,600	54,400	120,100	4.5	4.1	4.3
	September	66,700	59,400	126,100	4.5	4.5	4.5
	October	65,700	61,000	126,700	4.4	4.6	4.5
	November	64,200	61,600	125,800	4.3	4.6	4.5
	December	64,700	62,700	127,400	4.4	4.7	4.5

2024	January	64,600	62,900	127,500	4.4	4.7	4.5
	February	58,800	57,700	116,500	4.0	4.3	4.1
	March	61,000	58,100	119,100	4.1	4.3	4.2
	April	64,200	59,100	123,400	4.3	4.4	4.3
	May	65,900	59,800	125,700	4.4	4.4	4.4
	June	68,100	60,800	129,000	4.5	4.5	4.5
	July	70,900	65,100	136,100	4.7	4.8	4.7

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	July	19,000	17,300	36,300	10.8	10.6	10.7
	August	17,700	18,000	35,700	10.2	11.3	10.7
	September	17,900	18,300	36,200	10.4	11.5	10.9
	October	18,400	17,900	36,400	10.7	11.1	10.8
	November	19,900	17,900	37,800	11.4	10.8	11.1
	December	19,200	17,000	36,200	10.9	10.1	10.5

2023	January	19,900	17,200	37,100	11.0	10.1	10.6
	February	19,700	16,700	36,400	10.7	9.7	10.3
	March	19,700	16,700	36,400	10.9	9.6	10.3
	April	18,900	17,000	35,900	10.5	9.7	10.1
	May	18,800	17,200	36,000	10.5	9.8	10.2
	June	19,500	18,300	37,800	10.8	10.3	10.6
	July	19,400	18,300	37,700	10.7	10.4	10.5
	August	19,500	18,600	38,100	10.7	10.5	10.6
	September	20,400	21,800	42,200	11.1	12.1	11.6
	October	19,500	21,100	40,600	10.5	11.7	11.1
	November	19,500	21,300	40,800	10.4	11.8	11.1
	December	20,200	21,700	42,000	10.7	12.0	11.3

2024	January	21,000	21,400	42,400	11.2	11.9	11.5
	February	18,800	18,000	36,800	10.1	10.3	10.2
	March	19,600	17,300	36,900	10.6	9.9	10.2
	April	20,100	16,600	36,700	10.7	9.6	10.1
	May	20,300	16,100	36,400	10.7	9.4	10.1
	June	21,400	16,300	37,700	11.2	9.5	10.4
	July	23,800	18,300	42,200	12.3	10.5	11.4

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	July	38,900	37,100	76,000	3.1	3.4	3.2
	August	39,500	38,600	78,100	3.1	3.5	3.3
	September	39,600	37,200	76,800	3.1	3.4	3.3
	October	42,000	41,300	83,300	3.3	3.7	3.5
	November	43,100	41,400	84,400	3.4	3.7	3.5
	December	44,100	40,000	84,000	3.5	3.6	3.5

2023	January	45,700	36,700	82,400	3.6	3.3	3.4
	February	44,600	34,100	78,700	3.5	3.0	3.3
	March	44,100	33,200	77,300	3.4	2.9	3.2
	April	43,300	34,600	77,900	3.4	3.0	3.2
	May	43,900	35,900	79,800	3.4	3.1	3.3
	June	46,000	37,000	83,000	3.6	3.2	3.4
	July	46,100	36,100	82,100	3.6	3.2	3.4
	August	46,200	35,800	82,000	3.6	3.1	3.4
	September	46,200	37,600	83,800	3.6	3.3	3.4
	October	46,200	39,900	86,100	3.6	3.5	3.5
	November	44,700	40,300	84,900	3.4	3.5	3.5
	December	44,400	41,000	85,400	3.4	3.6	3.5

2024	January	43,600	41,400	85,000	3.4	3.6	3.5
	February	40,100	39,700	79,700	3.1	3.4	3.2
	March	41,300	40,800	82,200	3.2	3.5	3.3
	April	44,100	42,500	86,600	3.4	3.6	3.5
	May	45,500	43,700	89,200	3.5	3.7	3.6
	June	46,700	44,600	91,300	3.6	3.8	3.6
	July	47,100	46,800	93,900	3.6	3.9	3.7

Monthly Unemployment July 2024