There were approximately 116,500 people unemployed in the Republic of Ireland in February 2023, compared with 118,100 in the previous month.
Number of people unemployed in the Republic of Ireland from January 1998 to February 2023 (in 1,000s)
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$59 USD $39 USD / Month *
in the first 12 months
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Statistics on Key economic indicators of Ireland
Gross domestic product
5
- Basic Statistic Gross domestic product (GDP) in Ireland 2027
- Basic Statistic Gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in Ireland 2027
- Premium Statistic Quarterly GDP of Ireland 1995-2022
- Premium Statistic Quarterly GDP growth of Ireland 1995-2022
- Basic Statistic Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Ireland 2027
Labor Market
6
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate Ireland 1998-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of people unemployed in Ireland 1998-2023
- Premium Statistic Employment rate of the Republic of Ireland 1998-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of people employed in the Republic of Ireland 1998-2022
- Premium Statistic Wage growth in Ireland 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of job vacancies Ireland 2008-2022
Inflation
5
- Premium Statistic CPI inflation rate in Ireland 1976-2023
- Premium Statistic CPI inflation rate in Ireland by sector 2023
- Premium Statistic Core inflation rate in Ireland 1983-2023
- Premium Statistic CPI inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Ireland 1976-2023
- Premium Statistic Inflation rate for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels Ireland 1976-2023
Business Enterprise
8
- Premium Statistic Largest companies in the Republic of Ireland based on revenue 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of businesses in the Republic of Ireland 2008-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of businesses in the Republic of Ireland in 2022, by sector
- Premium Statistic Number of SMEs in Ireland 2008-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of large businesses in the Republic of Ireland 2008-2022
- Basic Statistic Business confidence Index in Ireland 1985-2023
- Premium Statistic Ease of doing business index score in Ireland 2020, by category
- Premium Statistic FDI flows in Ireland 2005-2021
EU comparisons
4
Further related statistics
19
- Monthly unemployment figures in the United Kingdom, 2010-2020, by age
- Unemployment figures in Europe 2015, by country
- Quarterly unemployment rate in France 4th quarter 2022
- Countries with the highest unemployment rate 2021
- Unemployment rate in Russia monthly 2020-2023
- Monthly unemployment rate in Japan January 2023
- Monthly unemployment rate in the United Kingdom January 2023
- Quarterly number of registered jobseekers in Greenland 2018-2020, by gender
- Monthly unemployment rate in the EU and Euro area 2019-2022
- Latin America & Caribbean: unemployment rate 2021-2026, by country
- U.S. unadjusted unemployment rate 2021-2023
- Peru: monthly unemployment rate in Lima 2019-2021
- Number of unemployed people in the EU and Euro Area 2000-2022
- U.S unemployed women 1990-2022
- U.S. number of unemployed white Americans 1990-2022
- Number of people outside the labor force in Sweden in 2021, by type
- Share of unemployed people by education level in Hungary 2020
- People with disabilities seeking employment by region in France 2015
- Number of unemployed people in Hong Kong 2011-2021
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Monthly unemployment figures in the United Kingdom, 2010-2020, by age
- Unemployment figures in Europe 2015, by country
- Quarterly unemployment rate in France 4th quarter 2022
- Countries with the highest unemployment rate 2021
- Unemployment rate in Russia monthly 2020-2023
- Monthly unemployment rate in Japan January 2023
- Monthly unemployment rate in the United Kingdom January 2023
- Quarterly number of registered jobseekers in Greenland 2018-2020, by gender
- Monthly unemployment rate in the EU and Euro area 2019-2022
- Latin America & Caribbean: unemployment rate 2021-2026, by country
- U.S. unadjusted unemployment rate 2021-2023
- Peru: monthly unemployment rate in Lima 2019-2021
- Number of unemployed people in the EU and Euro Area 2000-2022
- U.S unemployed women 1990-2022
- U.S. number of unemployed white Americans 1990-2022
- Number of people outside the labor force in Sweden in 2021, by type
- Share of unemployed people by education level in Hungary 2020
- People with disabilities seeking employment by region in France 2015
- Number of unemployed people in Hong Kong 2011-2021
Topics

Central Statistics Office Ireland. (February 28, 2023). Number of people unemployed in the Republic of Ireland from January 1998 to February 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/936032/monthly-unemployment-figures-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Number of people unemployed in the Republic of Ireland from January 1998 to February 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936032/monthly-unemployment-figures-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. (2023). Number of people unemployed in the Republic of Ireland from January 1998 to February 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936032/monthly-unemployment-figures-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Number of People Unemployed in The Republic of Ireland from January 1998 to February 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936032/monthly-unemployment-figures-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland, Number of people unemployed in the Republic of Ireland from January 1998 to February 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936032/monthly-unemployment-figures-ireland/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Number of people unemployed in the Republic of Ireland from January 1998 to February 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Central Statistics Office Ireland, February 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/936032/monthly-unemployment-figures-ireland/