Unemployment by sex and age - annual data

In 2024, Ireland's unemployment by sex and age increased by 0.0% compared to 2023, reaching 4.3%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 5.9%.

Ireland ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 14.0% (from 5.0% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.