Ireland Unemployment rate: 5% (September 2026) – latest figures and trend
Is unemployment going up?
The unemployment rate in Ireland was 5% in September 2026, unchanged from August 2026.
The latest unemployment rate for Ireland is 5% (September 2026), according to Eurostat (European Commission). The table below lists every value we have collected, newest first.
Latest value5% Reference period: September 2026
Previous (August 2026): 5% · 0 percentage points
Eurostat (European Commission) · Sources · Last checked with the source
About this indicator
- Official series
- unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
- Unit
- %
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Sources
- Source: Eurostat, accessed 2026-09 — license
- We record revisions when the source changes a value we already collected.
- We do not receive a provisional/final flag from the source, so recent values may still be revised.
| Period | Value | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 5% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-08 | 5% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-07 | 5% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-06 | 4.9% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-05 | 4.9% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-04 | 4.9% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-03 | 5% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-02 | 5% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-01 | 5% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2025-12 | 4.7% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2025-11 | 4.6% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2025-10 | 4.7% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2025-09 | 4.9% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
Questions people ask
What is the latest unemployment rate in Ireland?
5% in September 2026, according to Eurostat (European Commission).
Is the unemployment rate in Ireland rising or falling?
It was unchanged from August 2026. A year earlier (September 2025) it was 4.9%.
How does Ireland compare with other countries on unemployment rate?
In June 2026, it ranked 11th of 19 countries compared here, from highest to lowest: Spain 10.2%, Finland 10.2%, Sweden 8.9%, France 8.3%, Denmark 6.6%, Canada 6.5%, Belgium 6.3%, Italy 6.1%, Austria 5.8%, Switzerland 5.1%, Ireland 4.9%, UK 4.9%, Norway 4.6%, Australia 4.45%, U.S. 4.2%, Germany 4%, Netherlands 3.8%, South Korea 2.8%, Japan 2.5%.