Monthly unemployment rate decreases to 4.1% in April

Kenneth Fox

The Monthly Unemployment rate for April 2025 was 4.1 per cent, down from 4.4 per cent in March 2025

In April 2025, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 per cent, which was down from a revised rate of 4.4 per cent in March 2025.

On an annual basis, the unemployment rate of 4.1 per cent was down from a rate of 4.4 per cent in April 2024.

Breaking down the results by sex, the monthly unemployment rate in April 2025 was 4.0 per cent for males, a decline from a revised rate of 4.2 per cent in March 2025, and down from the rate of 4.4 per cent recorded in April 2024.

The monthly unemployment rate in April 2025 was 4.2 per cent for females, a decrease from a revised rate of 4.5 per cent in March 2025, and from a rate of 4.4 per cent in April 2024.

In terms of age, the monthly unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 years was 11.4 per cent, up from a revised rate of 10.5 per cent in March 2025.

The monthly unemployment rate for people aged 25-74 years was 3.0 per cent, down from a revised rate of 3.5 per cent in March 2025.

Commenting on Wednesday's release, Conor Delves, statistician in the labour market analysis section, said: “The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April 2025 (for all people aged 15-74 years) was 4.1 per cent, a decrease from 4.4 per cent in both March 2025 and April 2024. In April 2025, the unemployment rate for males was 4.0 per cent and for females was 4.2 per cent.

"The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 119,500 in April 2025, compared with 127,900 in March 2025.

"There was a fall of 5,700 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in April 2025 when compared with April 2024.

"The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed males fell to 61,500 in April 2025, compared with 65,000 in March 2025. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed females in April 2025 was 57,900, down from 62,800 in March 2025.”