Highest Rate of People in Employment in Ireland Since Records Began

The employment rates in Ireland for people aged 15-64 are at the highest level since the data series began in 1998, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

The number of females in this age cohort also jumped to a new high, hitting 70.5 per cent as the unemployment rate for females aged 15-74 dropped to 4.2 per cent, down from 4.5 per cent in the same period of 2022.

The data found there were 121,200 unemployed people aged 15-74 in the period from April to June, representing 4.4 per cent, which was down on the corresponding figure of 4.5 per cent for Q2 lay year.

In contrast, the youth unemployment rate (aged 15-24) increased to 12.2 per cent the last quarter, up from 11.4 per cent in the same period of 2022.

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