Ireland, Unemployment rate, monthly September 2026: 5.0 %
Unemployment rate, monthly in Ireland was 5.0 % in September 2026. That is unchanged against August 2026. Source: Eurostat une_rt_m, published 2026-10-08.
Questions and answers
- What is the latest figure for Unemployment rate, monthly in Ireland?
- 5.0 % (September 2026), according to Eurostat.
- How does Ireland rank in Europe?
- Rank 19 of 30 European countries with data for September 2026, from highest to lowest.
- How has it changed since August 2026?
- From 5.0 % to 5.0 %, a change of ±0.0 %.
What the number means
The share of people in the labour force who were without work and looking for it that month.
Earlier periods
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.0 % |
| August 2026 | 5.0 % |
| July 2026 | 5.0 % |
| June 2026 | 4.9 % |
| May 2026 | 4.9 % |
| April 2026 | 4.9 % |
| March 2026 | 5.0 % |
| February 2026 | 5.0 % |
| January 2026 | 5.0 % |
| December 2025 | 4.7 % |
| November 2025 | 4.6 % |
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Open the table at Eurostat
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EU rules behind this number
- AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Annex III, point 4): AI used for hiring, promotion or dismissal is high-risk under the AI Act. Duties, exemptions and fines
- GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (Art. 88): Member states may set their own rules for employee data.
Other series for this region
- Gross domestic product per inhabitant
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
- Consumer price change, annual average
- Unemployment rate
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation
- Population on 1 January
- Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
- Government debt, share of GDP
- Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP
- Hourly labour cost
- House price change, annual
- Inflation, monthly
- House price change, quarterly
Same series, other regions
- Spain
- Finland
- Sweden
- France
- Estonia
- Greece
- Luxembourg
- Latvia
- Austria
- Romania
- Italy
- European Union
- Lithuania
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Switzerland
- Hungary
- Norway
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Germany
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