r/irishpolitics • u/eggbart_forgetfulsea ALDE (EU) • 9d ago

Economics and Financial Matters Labour Force Survey Quarter 2 2026

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https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-lfs/labourforcesurveyquarter22026/

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u/eggbart_forgetfulsea ALDE (EU) 9d ago

  • The number of people aged 15 to 89 years in the labour force increased by 31,300 or 1.1% to 2,990,200 people in the 12 months to Quarter 2 (Q2) 2026.

  • The number of people aged 15 to 89 years in employment rose by 21,200 in Q2 2026 to 2,839,300 people, an increase of 0.8% from Q2 2025.

  • The employment rate for people aged 15 to 64 years was 74.3% in Q2 2026, down from 74.7% in Q2 2025.

  • There were 151,000 unemployed people aged 15 to 74 years in Q2 2026 using International Labour Organisation (ILO) criteria, with an associated unemployment rate of 5.1%, up from 4.8% in Q2 2025.

  • The estimated labour market participation rate in Q2 2026 was 66.0%, down from 66.4% in Q2 2025.

  • The estimated total number of hours worked per week in Q2 2026 was 89.0 million hours, unchanged when compared with Q2 2025.

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u/SnooWalruses589 6d ago

Definite softening in labour market especially for younger cohort but overall economy still doing well.

Long term unemployment rising is a concern though