🇮🇪Ireland unemployment rate
Ireland's unemployment rate is 5.1% as of July 2026, from official Eurostat data. It rose from 5.0% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 4.1% to 8.3%. That is 1.2 percentage points below the euro-area average of 6.3% — the 14th of 21 member states that report it.
Unemployment rate · Ireland
5.1%
vs prev
▲ 0.1pp
Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m) · data through July 2026 · released 2026-08-12 · modifications: none
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Ireland unemployment rate — frequently asked questions
- What is Ireland's unemployment rate?
- Ireland's unemployment rate is 5.1% as of July 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Ireland's unemployment rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 14th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 6.3%.
- Is Ireland's unemployment rate rising or falling?
- It rose from 5.0% to 5.1% in the latest reading (July 2026).