{"id":28219,"date":"2025-12-03T20:22:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T01:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/12\/03\/unemployment-rate-edges-down-to-4-9-in-november-cso\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T20:22:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T01:22:42","slug":"unemployment-rate-edges-down-to-4-9-in-november-cso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/12\/03\/unemployment-rate-edges-down-to-4-9-in-november-cso\/","title":{"rendered":"Unemployment rate edges down to 4.9% in November – CSO"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The monthly unemployment rate fell to 4.9% in November from 5% in October, new figures the Central Statistics Office show today.<\/p>\n

The CSO said that on an annual basis, the unemployment rate increased from 4.2% in November of last year.<\/p>\n

Today’s figures show that the monthly unemployment rate for men in November was 4.9%, down from 5% in October and up from 4.5% the same month last year.<\/p>\n

The monthly unemployment rate for women was 5%, unchanged from the October rate, and up from 3.9% in November 2024.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the monthly youth unemployment rate stood at 13.4%, unchanged from the previous month.<\/p>\n

The CSO said the seasonally adjusted number of unemployed people stood at 144,400 in November, down from 47,100 in October 2025.<\/p>\n

There was an increase of 23,200 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in November of this year compared with November 2024, the CSO added.<\/p>\n

Jack Kennedy, senior economist at hiring platform Indeed, said the return to below 5% comes amid signs that the softer Irish labour market has had an effect on overall unemployment levels, but that the picture is stabilising. <\/p>\n

He noted that the unemployment rate rose above 5% to 5.1% in Septebmer for the first time since December 2021. Revised figures also show it reached 5% in July of this year for the first time since January 2022. <\/p>\n

“The increase has prompted a new focus on the CSO’s monthly report but is unlikely to cause too much concern in the medium-term unless the overall rate of unemployment continues to trend upwards to a greater extent over the coming months,” Jack Kennedy said. <\/p>\n

“It is worth nothing that forecasts in December 2024 predicted the unemployment rate would increase to 5% by the end of 2025 before steadying again. Ireland’s economy continues to perform well with projections for GDP growth of 0.2% in 2026 and 2.9% in 2027,” he added. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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