Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Ireland - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Ireland, the unemployment rate was 5.0 per cent in August 2026, the same value recorded in the previous month.
Sample. There are 524 records in the monthly time series shown in the plot above. The time span covered by the series extends from January 1983 to August 2026.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics we computed on the full sample: the unemployment rate reached its lowest level of 3.9 per cent in October 2000; it hit a maximum of 17.1 in September 1985; it had a mean of 9.8.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 4.9 |
| 2026-07-31 | 5.0 |
| 2026-08-31 | 5.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Ireland |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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Geographic aggregates
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |