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Monthly Unemployment October 2024

The Monthly Unemployment rate for October 2024 was 4.2%, up from the 4.1% recorded last month

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CSO statistical publication, 06 November 2024, 11am

Key Findings

In October 2024, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2%, which was up from a revised rate of 4.1% in September. On an annual basis, the unemployment rate of 4.2% recorded in October 2024 is down from 4.5% in October 2023.
Breaking down the results by sex, the Monthly Unemployment rate in October 2024 was 4.1% for males, up from a revised rate of 4.0% in September 2024, and down from a revised rate of 4.4% in October 2023.
The Monthly Unemployment rate in October 2024 was 4.3% for females, unchanged from the September 2024 rate, and down from a rate of 4.6% in October 2023.
In terms of age, the Monthly Unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years (youth unemployment rate) increased to 10.6%, from a revised rate of 10.4% in September 2024.
The Monthly Unemployment rate for people aged 25-74 years was 3.2%, which remained unchanged from the revised rate in September 2024.

Statistician's Comment

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

Commenting on today’s release, Conor Delves, Statistician in the Labour Market Analysis Section, said: “The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October 2024 (for all people aged 15-74 years) was 4.2%, up from 4.1% recorded in September 2024 and down from 4.5% in October 2023. In October 2024, the unemployment rate for males was 4.1% and for females it was 4.3%.

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 121,200 in October 2024, compared with 120,000 in September 2024. There was a fall of 5,900 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in October 2024 when compared with a year earlier.

The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed males rose to 62,500 in October 2024, compared with 61,000 in September 2024. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed females in October 2024 fell to 58,700 from 58,900 in September 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.

From 9 September 2024 beneficiaries of EU’s Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) living in Designated Accommodation Centres no longer qualify for Jobseeker’s Allowance and thus are no longer enumerated on the Live Register – see Background Notes.

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 October 2024 have incorporated the LFS benchmarks up to Q3 2024 for the monthly estimates up to September 2024. The estimates for October 2024 have been forecasted. Forecasted figures are subject to revision.

Headline Table and Graph

Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment
	Number of persons unemployed	Unemployment rate (%)
October 2023	127,100	4.5
September 2024	120,000	4.1
October 2024	121,200	4.2
	Number	Percentage points
Change in month	1,200	0.1
Change in year	-5,900	-0.3

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

Tables

Table 1a Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment by sex - 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 - persons aged 15-74 years
		Number of persons			Unemployment rate (%)
		Males	Females	All Persons	Males	Females	All Persons
2022	October	60,500	59,500	120,100	4.2	4.7	4.4
	November	62,600	58,900	121,500	4.3	4.6	4.5
	December	62,800	56,200	119,000	4.3	4.4	4.4

2023	January	65,500	53,500	119,000	4.5	4.1	4.3
	February	64,500	51,200	115,700	4.4	3.9	4.2
	March	63,600	50,100	113,800	4.3	3.8	4.1
	April	61,800	51,500	113,400	4.2	3.9	4.1
	May	61,900	52,800	114,700	4.2	4.0	4.1
	June	64,800	54,900	119,700	4.4	4.2	4.3
	July	66,000	54,400	120,400	4.5	4.1	4.3
	August	67,200	55,400	122,600	4.6	4.2	4.4
	September	68,000	59,900	127,900	4.6	4.5	4.6
	October	65,900	61,100	127,100	4.4	4.6	4.5
	November	63,600	61,000	124,600	4.3	4.6	4.4
	December	63,700	61,600	125,300	4.3	4.6	4.5

2024	January	63,800	62,200	126,100	4.3	4.7	4.5
	February	59,000	58,000	116,900	4.0	4.3	4.2
	March	61,400	58,600	119,900	4.1	4.4	4.2
	April	65,200	59,500	124,700	4.4	4.4	4.4
	May	65,300	59,700	125,000	4.4	4.4	4.4
	June	65,400	60,000	125,300	4.3	4.4	4.4
	July	66,400	63,500	129,800	4.4	4.6	4.5
	August	60,600	58,700	119,300	4.0	4.3	4.1
	September	61,000	58,900	120,000	4.0	4.3	4.1
	October	62,500	58,700	121,200	4.1	4.3	4.2

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	October	18,500	17,700	36,300	10.8	11.0	10.9
	November	19,700	17,600	37,300	11.3	10.6	11.0
	December	19,000	16,500	35,500	10.8	9.9	10.3

2023	January	20,100	17,200	37,300	11.1	10.1	10.6
	February	19,800	17,200	37,000	10.8	10.0	10.4
	March	19,500	16,900	36,300	10.6	9.7	10.2
	April	18,500	17,000	35,500	10.1	9.7	9.9
	May	18,300	17,100	35,400	10.1	9.7	9.9
	June	19,100	18,200	37,400	10.6	10.3	10.4
	July	19,800	18,600	38,400	11.0	10.5	10.7
	August	20,500	19,100	39,600	11.2	10.8	11.0
	September	21,100	21,400	42,500	11.5	12.0	11.7
	October	19,700	20,700	40,400	10.6	11.5	11.1
	November	19,200	20,700	40,000	10.3	11.6	10.9
	December	19,700	21,100	40,800	10.5	11.7	11.1

2024	January	20,700	21,300	42,000	11.0	11.8	11.4
	February	18,800	18,500	37,300	10.1	10.4	10.3
	March	19,800	17,500	37,300	10.5	10.0	10.3
	April	20,400	16,700	37,100	10.7	9.7	10.2
	May	20,100	16,200	36,200	10.5	9.3	10.0
	June	19,800	16,300	36,000	10.4	9.3	9.8
	July	21,600	18,800	40,400	11.2	10.3	10.8
	August	19,500	17,900	37,400	10.2	9.7	10.0
	September	20,200	19,600	39,800	10.4	10.5	10.4
	October	20,800	20,300	41,100	10.5	10.8	10.6

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	October	42,000	41,800	83,800	3.3	3.8	3.5
	November	42,900	41,400	84,300	3.4	3.7	3.5
	December	43,800	39,700	83,500	3.4	3.6	3.5

2023	January	45,400	36,300	81,700	3.5	3.2	3.4
	February	44,700	34,000	78,700	3.5	3.0	3.3
	March	44,200	33,300	77,400	3.4	2.9	3.2
	April	43,400	34,500	77,900	3.4	3.0	3.2
	May	43,600	35,600	79,300	3.4	3.1	3.3
	June	45,700	36,700	82,400	3.6	3.2	3.4
	July	46,100	35,800	81,900	3.6	3.1	3.4
	August	46,800	36,300	83,100	3.6	3.2	3.4
	September	46,900	38,500	85,400	3.6	3.4	3.5
	October	46,200	40,500	86,700	3.6	3.5	3.5
	November	44,400	40,200	84,600	3.4	3.5	3.5
	December	44,000	40,500	84,500	3.4	3.5	3.5

2024	January	43,200	40,900	84,100	3.3	3.5	3.4
	February	40,200	39,500	79,600	3.1	3.4	3.2
	March	41,600	41,000	82,600	3.2	3.5	3.4
	April	44,800	42,700	87,500	3.4	3.6	3.5
	May	45,300	43,600	88,800	3.5	3.7	3.6
	June	45,600	43,700	89,300	3.5	3.7	3.6
	July	44,800	44,700	89,400	3.4	3.8	3.6
	August	41,100	40,800	81,900	3.1	3.4	3.3
	September	40,800	39,400	80,100	3.1	3.3	3.2
	October	41,600	38,400	80,100	3.1	3.2	3.2

Monthly Unemployment October 2024