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Monthly Unemployment September 2024

The Monthly Unemployment rate for September 2024 was 4.3%, down 0.1 percentage points from the previous month

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CSO statistical publication, 02 October 2024, 11am

Key Findings

In September 2024, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3%, which was down from a revised rate of 4.4% in August 2024. On an annual basis, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in September 2024 from a revised rate of 4.5% in September 2023.
Breaking down the results by sex, the Monthly Unemployment rate in September 2024 was 4.3% for males, down from a revised rate of 4.4% in August 2024, and down from a rate of 4.6% in September 2023.
The Monthly Unemployment rate in September 2024 was 4.3% for females, down from the revised rate of 4.4% in August 2024, and down from a revised rate of 4.5% in September 2023.
In terms of age, the Monthly Unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years (youth unemployment rate) increased to 10.8%, from a rate of 10.7% in August 2024.
The Monthly Unemployment rate for people aged 25-74 years was 3.4%, which remained unchanged from the rate in August 24.

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (02 October 2024) issued Monthly Unemployment Estimates results for September 2024.

Commenting on today’s release, Conor Delves, Statistician in the Labour Market Analysis Section, said: “The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September 2024 (for all people aged 15-74 years) was 4.3%, down from 4.4% recorded in August 2024 and 4.5% in September 2023. In September 2024, the unemployment rate for both males and females was 4.3%.

The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 124,300 in September 2024, compared with 125,300 in August 2024. There was a fall of 3,100 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in September 2024 when compared with a year earlier.

The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed males fell to 65,400 in September 2024, compared with 65,700 in August 2024. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed females in September 2024 fell to 58,900 from 59,600 in August 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 September 2024 have incorporated the LFS benchmarks up to Q2 2024 for the monthly estimates up to June 2024. The estimates for July, August and September 2024 have been forecasted. Forecasted figures are subject to revision.

Headline Table and Graph

Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Unemployment
	Number of persons unemployed	Unemployment rate (%)
September 2023	127,400	4.5
August 2024	125,300	4.4
September 2024	124,300	4.3
	Number	Percentage points
Change in month	-1,000	-0.1
Change in year	-3,100	-0.2

Open in Excel: Monthly Unemployment September 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	September	57,800	56,200	114,000	4.0	4.5	4.2
	October	60,600	59,600	120,200	4.2	4.7	4.4
	November	62,600	59,000	121,600	4.3	4.6	4.5
	December	63,000	56,500	119,400	4.3	4.4	4.4

2023	January	65,100	53,400	118,500	4.4	4.1	4.3
	February	64,300	50,700	115,100	4.4	3.9	4.2
	March	63,700	50,100	113,800	4.3	3.8	4.1
	April	62,500	51,600	114,100	4.3	3.9	4.1
	May	62,600	52,900	115,400	4.3	4.0	4.2
	June	65,100	54,900	120,000	4.5	4.2	4.3
	July	65,400	54,200	119,600	4.5	4.1	4.3
	August	66,300	55,300	121,600	4.5	4.2	4.4
	September	67,200	60,200	127,400	4.6	4.5	4.5
	October	66,000	61,300	127,300	4.5	4.6	4.5
	November	63,900	61,200	125,100	4.3	4.6	4.4
	December	64,200	61,900	126,100	4.3	4.6	4.5

2024	January	64,100	62,200	126,300	4.3	4.7	4.5
	February	59,000	57,600	116,600	4.0	4.3	4.1
	March	61,000	58,400	119,500	4.1	4.4	4.2
	April	64,700	59,300	124,000	4.3	4.4	4.4
	May	65,500	59,700	125,200	4.4	4.4	4.4
	June	67,300	60,300	127,600	4.5	4.4	4.5
	July	71,000	64,500	135,500	4.7	4.7	4.7
	August	65,700	59,600	125,300	4.4	4.4	4.4
	September	65,400	58,900	124,300	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	September	18,100	18,200	36,300	10.6	11.5	11.0
	October	18,700	17,900	36,600	10.8	11.0	10.9
	November	19,700	17,700	37,300	11.3	10.7	11.0
	December	19,100	16,700	35,800	10.8	10.0	10.4

2023	January	19,500	17,100	36,600	10.8	10.0	10.4
	February	19,700	16,700	36,400	10.7	9.7	10.2
	March	19,600	16,800	36,400	10.7	9.7	10.2
	April	19,000	17,000	36,000	10.4	9.8	10.1
	May	18,700	17,100	35,800	10.4	9.8	10.1
	June	19,200	18,200	37,400	10.6	10.3	10.5
	July	19,500	18,500	38,000	10.8	10.4	10.6
	August	20,000	19,100	39,000	11.0	10.7	10.9
	September	20,800	21,600	42,400	11.3	12.0	11.6
	October	19,900	21,000	40,900	10.7	11.7	11.2
	November	19,500	20,900	40,400	10.4	11.6	11.0
	December	20,000	21,300	41,300	10.6	11.8	11.2

2024	January	20,600	21,200	41,800	11.0	11.8	11.4
	February	18,800	18,100	36,800	10.1	10.3	10.2
	March	19,600	17,400	37,000	10.4	10.0	10.2
	April	20,200	16,700	36,900	10.6	9.6	10.1
	May	20,100	16,100	36,200	10.6	9.3	10.0
	June	20,700	16,200	36,900	10.9	9.4	10.2
	July	24,000	18,500	42,500	12.5	10.6	11.6
	August	21,900	17,100	39,100	11.5	9.9	10.7
	September	21,600	18,200	39,900	11.2	10.4	10.8

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	September	39,700	38,000	77,700	3.1	3.5	3.3
	October	41,900	41,700	83,600	3.3	3.8	3.5
	November	42,900	41,400	84,300	3.4	3.7	3.5
	December	43,900	39,700	83,600	3.4	3.6	3.5

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

2024	January	43,500	41,000	84,500	3.4	3.5	3.4
	February	40,200	39,500	79,700	3.1	3.4	3.3
	March	41,500	41,000	82,500	3.2	3.5	3.3
	April	44,500	42,600	87,100	3.4	3.6	3.5
	May	45,500	43,500	89,000	3.5	3.7	3.6
	June	46,600	44,100	90,700	3.5	3.7	3.6
	July	47,000	46,100	93,000	3.6	3.9	3.7
	August	43,800	42,400	86,200	3.3	3.6	3.4
	September	43,800	40,600	84,400	3.3	3.4	3.4

Monthly Unemployment September 2024