Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North-West, Fianna Fail)
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19. To ask the Taoiseach to outline the current unemployment rate, including youth unemployment statistics; how these figures have shifted in response to recent economic policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42369/25]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of labour market estimates for the State. The most recent LFS figures available are for Q1 2025.

Table 1 below shows the unemployment (ILO) rate for persons aged 15–74 years and for persons aged 15-24 years (youth unemployment rate) in Ireland for Q1 2020 – Q1 2025.

The unemployment rate for persons aged 15-74 in Q1 2025 was 4.3%, up 0.2 percentage points from a rate of 4.1% in Q1 2024. The unemployment rate for persons aged 15-24 in Q1 2025 was 9.5%, up 0.7 percentage points from a rate of 8.8% in Q1 2024.

Unemployment (ILO) rate for persons 15-74 yrs and unemployment rate for persons 15-24 yrs (Youth unemployment rate), Q1 2020 - Q1 2025, %

Source: Labour Force Survey, Central Statistics Office.

Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.

Data may be subject to future revision.

Reference period: Q1=Jan-Mar, Q2 Apr-Jun, Q3=Jul-Sep, Q4 Oct-Dec.