Labour Force Survey Q3 2023: Employment and Unemployment Statistics
Discover the latest employment and unemployment statistics from the Labour Force Survey for Quarter 3 of 2023. Explore data on employment rates, participation rates, and more, providing insights into the labor market trends. Get an in-depth look into the changing dynamics of the workforce in Q3 2023.
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Labour Force Survey Quarter 3 2023 23rdNovember 2023
In employment Q3 2023: Persons in employment: 2,655,900 +4.0% Employment rate (15-64): 74.1% +0.9 p.p. Seasonally adjusted: 2,657,900 +1.0% on Q2 2023
Unemployment Q3 2023: Persons unemployed: 128,600 +7.9% Unemployment rate (15-74): 4.6% +0.2 p.p. Seasonally adjusted rate: 4.5% +0.3 p.p from Q2 2023
Labour Force Q3 2023: Persons in labour force: 2,784,400 +4.2% Participation rate (15+): 65.8% +1.1 p.p. Seasonally adjusted participation rate: 65.7% +0.3 p.p. on Q2 2023
Seasonally adjusted series for employment rate (15-64) & unemployment rate (15-74), Q3 2019 to Q3 2023 80 12 74.2 73.9 73.7 73.3 73.3 73.2 73.1 72.9 75 72.2 11 69.9 69.9 69.4 68.5 70 66.9 66.3 65.8 10 63.1 65 9 60 55 8 7.3 7.1 7.0 50 7 6.3 45 6 5.5 40 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.8 5 4.5 4.5 35 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 30 4 Q3 19 Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Q1 21 Q2 21 Q3 21 Q4 21 Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Q2 23 Q3 23 % % Employment rate (15-64) Unemployment rate (15-74) 5
Annual change in ILO employment status, Q3 2023 110 +101.6 90 70 50 30 +13.5 +9.5 10 -10 -22.7 -30 In employment Unemployed Inactive 75+ Other inactive 000 6
Employment status by sex, Q3 2023 2500 2000 599 847 1500 68 60 1000 1,403 1,253 500 0 Males Females Employed Unemployed Inactive 000 7
Employment status by age group, Q3 2023 900 800 96 700 29 108 14 600 82 29 290 181 500 687 11 400 46 667 610 300 531 200 401 333 1 100 114 0 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Employed Unemployed Inactive 000 8
Employment status by region, Q3 2023 1000 216 900 800 42 700 600 500 109 104 400 16 760 19 300 81 64 68 9 13 67 11 9 200 376 364 49 8 243 235 217 100 199 148 0 Border West Mid-West South-East South-West Dublin Mid-East Midland Employed Unemployed Inactive 000 9
Annual change in employment status by sex, Q3 2023 80 70 +0.4 60 50 +9.2 40 +9.1 +70.0 30 20 +31.6 10 0 -18.4 -10 -20 -30 Males Females 000 Employed Unemployed Inactive 10
Annual change in employment status by age group, Q3 2023 35 30 25 +4.0 +13.0 20 +4.0 +2.4 15 +29.6 +20.9 10 +6.7 +15.9 +14.4 +14.3 5 +6.5 0 -0.3 -2.3 -2.6 -2.9 -7.9 -8.5 -5 -5.2 -10 -15 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ 000 Employed Unemployed Inactive 11
Annual change in employment status by region, Q3 2023 25 20 8.4 0.2 6.2 15 1.4 0.5 3.0 10 2.1 17.2 16.1 0.7 12.1 0.6 11.7 5 8.9 8.3 7.3 5.6 0 -1.7 -0.3 -2.0 -5.0 -7.9 -5 -10.9 -7.8 -10 -15 Border West Mid-West South-East South-West Dublin Mid-East Midland 000 Employed Unemployed Inactive 12
Employment by industrial sector, Q3 2023 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 000 94.6 A Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 111.7 330.4 B-E Industry 321.6 171.0 167.4 F Construction 315.3 G Wholesale & Retail Trade 322.2 108.5 H Transportation & Storage 114.5 170.0 I Accommodation & Food Service Activities 181.4 159.5 J Information & Communication 176.8 127.4 132.4 K-L Financial, Insurance & Real Estate Activities 165.7 M Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 177.9 110.9 110.7 N Administrative & Support Service Activities 132.2 134.0 O Public Administration & Defence 206.3 P Education 219.1 336.6 Q Human Health & Social Work Activities 353.6 115.6 R-U Other Services Activities 123.5 2022Q3 2023Q3 13
Average hours worked per week by industrial sector, Q3 2023 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 millions 4.2 A Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 4.9 11.7 B-E Industry 11.1 6.4 F Construction 6.0 9.4 9.4 G Wholesale & Retail Trade 3.6 H Transportation & Storage 3.9 4.8 4.7 I Accommodation & Food Service Activities 5.6 J Information & Communication 6.2 4.3 4.4 K-L Financial, Insurance & Real Estate Activities 5.4 M Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 5.8 3.4 3.4 N Administrative & Support Service Activities 4.3 4.2 O Public Administration & Defence 4.1 P Education 4.2 9.6 Q Human Health & Social Work Activities 10.0 3.2 R-U Other Services Activities 3.4 2022Q3 2023Q3 14
Annual change in employment by age and sex, Q3 2023 35 30 25 20 +23.0 15 +15.0 +4.0 +5.7 +10.4 10 +12.0 +10.4 5 +8.5 +6.6 +6.0 +5.5 0 -5.5 -5 -10 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Males Females 000 15
Full-time/part-time by sex, Q3 2023 1400 1226.5 1200 1000 855.5 800 600 397.1 400 176.8 200 0 Males Females Full-time Part-time 000 16
Full-time/part-time by age, Q3 2023 600 570.7 504.0 473.5 500 400 299.6 300 174.7 200 158.2 106.1 101.6 96.3 100 59.6 57.5 54.1 0 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Full-time Part-time 000 17
Working at home by sex, Q3 2023 40% 35% 30% 14% 13% 25% 20% 15% 21% 10% 19% 5% 0% Males Females Usually works at home Sometimes works at home 000 18
Not in the Labour Force, Q3 2023 1000 936 900 800 700 600 500 400 337 300 200 91 81 100 0 Potential Additional Labour Force Wants job but not available and not seeking Other inactive Inactive 75+ 000 19
Annual change in Not in the Labour Force, Q3 2023 18 20 14 10 0 1 -10 -8 -20 -30 -32 -40 Potential Additional Labour Force Wants job but not available and not seeking Other inactive Inactive 75+ 20
Labour Market slack, Q3 2022 & Q3 2023 400 350 91.1 300 73.1 250 200 128.6 119.1 150 100 130.8 109.3 50 0 2022Q3 2023Q3 000 Part-time underemployed Unemployed Potential Additional Labour Force 21
Annual change in Labour Market slack by age, Q3 2023 25 +23.5 20 15 +10.3 +9.3 10 5 +3.4 +2.1 +0.4 0 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ 000 22
Infographic Infographic Thousands 23
Next publication Next publication LFS Q4 2023 results provisionally due for publication on 22 February 2024 Labour Force Survey (LFS) Census revisions, which account for the differences between quarterly population estimates used to calibrate the LFS estimates and revised population estimates following Census 2022 result are planned for publication with February results. 24
Labour Force Survey Quarter 3 2023 23rd November 2023
Annex: ILO Definitions and concepts IESS Regulation Impact of COVID-19 on LFS Arrivals from Ukraine in Ireland 26
ILO classification in the LFS Employment (15-89 years) Persons who worked in the week before the survey for one hour or more for payment or profit, including work on the family farm or business and all persons who were away from work during the reference week but had a job to which they could return to 27
Attachment to job Testing for Job attachment pre and post IESS Rules for attachment to job for absences from work Pre-IESS Post-IESS Pre-IESS Post-IESS Holidays Working time arrrangements Illness/disability Maternity/Paternity Job related training Parental Off season No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Length of absence and share of salary paid applied to temporary layoffs only Length of absence and salary payment for parental leave Off-season - whether person does any occasional work for employer or not Layoffs/Other reason - length of absence Yes1 Yes No Temporary layoff Other reason Waiting to start a new job Yes No n/a only 1 Post-IESS include all layoffs 28
ILO classification in the LFS Unemployment (15-74 years) Persons who in the week before the survey, were without work i.e. did not meet criteria to be classified as employed under ILO available to start work within the next two weeks had taken specific steps, in the previous four weeks to find work 29
ILO classification and LFS Inactive (15+ years) All other persons 30
Integration of European Social Statistics (IESS) Regulation New European regulation came into force on 01 January 2021 Implications for Irish Labour Market Statistics : https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/lfs/implicationsoftheimplementatio noftheintegrationofeuropeansocialstatisticsiessframeworkregulationonlabourmarketst atisticsinirelandin2021/ Impact of the regulation on the LFS series: https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p- lfs/labourforcesurveyquarter12021/technicalnote/ The LFS questionnaires for Ireland up to Q1 2023 are available here: https://www.cso.ie/en/methods/surveyforms/labourforcesurvey/ 31
COVID-19 and the Labour Force Survey (LFS) With the PUP scheme having finished on the 25 March 2022, COVID-19 Adjusted Measures of Employment and Unemployment in the LFS have been discontinued since the number of persons in receipt of the PUP at the end of the reference period is zero. Users should note the following Information Note published with the Q2 2020 LFS results in August 2020 for information regarding these measures. Please see link https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/lfs/informationnote- implicationsofcovid-19onthelabourforcesurvey-quarter22020update/ Labour Force Survey data for Quarter 3 2023 was collected by a combination of telephone and face-to-face interviews carried out by CSO Household Survey Interviewers. 32
Arrivals from Ukraine in Ireland https://www.cso.ie/en/statistics/population/arrivalsfromukraineinireland/ As of the week ending 8 October 2023 there had been 96,338 Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSNs) issued to individuals from Ukraine under the Temporary Protection Directive. During September 2023 there were 17,105 employments (16,535 persons) with earnings of arrivals from Ukraine benefitting from Temporary Protection Directive on Revenue employment records (8 October 2023) https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/fp/p- aui/arrivalsfromukraineinirelandseries11/ Live Register figures for October: 22,162 persons from Ukraine benefitting from Temporary Protection Directive: https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-lr/liveregisteroctober2023/ 33
