This has risen compared to the unemployment rate of 4.6 per cent in June 2025, and up from 4.9 per cent in May this year.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for 15 to 24-year-olds stood at 13.4 per cent in November 2025

In briefings, officials said a €44 cut on jobseeker payments had not been changed in over a decade and should be doubled at a time of full employment

Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys was launching a charter aimed at encouraging businesses and employers to hire young people