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 4.8 per cent in October 2026, compared to 4.7 in the previous month.
Sample. The monthly time series plotted above has 526 records. The time span covered by the series extends from January 1983 to October 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics computed on the full sample: the unemployment rate hit a maximum of 17.1 per cent in September 1985; it recorded a bottom of 3.9 per cent in October 2000; it had a mean value of 9.8 per cent.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 4.70000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 4.70000 |
| 2026-10-31 | 4.80000 |
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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 | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |