Monthly Unemployment Figures, March 2025
- In March 2025, 1 in 8 young women are not engaged in Employment, Education or Training; 1 in 10 young men are also in this category.
- Young people’s unemployment rate continued to increase year on year.
On the 2nd April, 2025, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published the Monthly Unemployment (MU) figures for March 2025. The Monthly Unemployment figures are estimated using trends in the Live Register figures based on data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and are subject to revision. The Labour Force Survey is published on a quarterly basis by the CSO and provides the official employment and unemployment figures.
According to the latest Monthly Unemployment figures, 114,800 people were unemployed in March 2025, a decrease of 4.7% on March 2024. The Monthly Unemployment Rate (MUR) was 4.0%, 0.3 percentage points lower than a year ago.
The Monthly Unemployment Rate for men decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 3.9%, and for women by 0.2 percentage points to 4.2%. Of the 114,800 unemployed, 48.6%, or 55,800 are women.
Young People – An Increase in Numbers Unemployed
In March 2025, 41,100 people aged 15-24yrs were unemployed, 4,200 more young people than in March 2024, a 11.4% total increase. This age group accounts for 35.8% of all unemployed people. Their MUR is 11.6%, a 1.5 percentage point increase in one year. Over the year, unemployment amongst young men has increased by 0.7 percentage points; their MUR has increased to 11.1%. Unemployment amongst young women increased by 2.4 percentage points while their unemployment rate is 12.2%. In March 2025, women accounted for 50% of those unemployed in this age category.
People Aged 25-74yrs
The Monthly Unemployment figure for people aged 25-74yrs was 73,700 in March 2025, a drop of 11.7% since March 2024. The Monthly Unemployment Rate (MUR) was 2.9% in March 2025, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points over the year. In this age category unemployment has decreased for men by 0.4 percentage points since March 2024 to 2.9%. Unemployment rates for women decreased by 0.6 percentage points to 2.9%. Women accounted for 47.9% of those unemployed in this age category in March 2025.