Unemployment marked higher in June: CSO

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June 2022 rose slightly to 4.8%, up from a rate of 4.7% in May 2022 and down from 6.3% in June 2021, according to the Central Statistics Office.

The seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed was 134,900 in June 2022, compared to 128,100 in May 2022.

There was a decrease of 26,000 in the seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed from a year earlier.

In June 2022 the seasonally adjusted number of males unemployed was 69,200, compared to 68,700 in May 2022. The corresponding number of females unemployed was 65,700, compared to 59,400 in May 2022.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7% for men, unchanged since the previous month and down from 6.5% since June 2021. The unemployment rate stood at 4.6% for women, down from 6.2% in June 2021.

In the 15-24 age group, estimated unemployment is 5.4%, a rise from 4.9% in May 2022. There has been a smaller rise in the 25-74 age cohort, with unemployment estimated at 4.7%, up from 4.6%.

The unemployment rate for June 2022 was 4.8% for people aged between 15-74 years old, according to the Central Statistics Office.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7% for men, unchanged since the previous month and down from 6.5% since June 2021. The unemployment rate stood at 4.6% for women, down from 6.2% in June 2021.

The youth unemployment rate (15-24 age group), estimated unemployment is 5.4%, a rise from 4.9% in May 2022. There has been a smaller rise in the 25-74 age cohort, with unemployment estimated at 4.7%, up from 4.6%.

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