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Live Register

The seasonally adjusted Live Register stood at 171,800 in May 2026 (+3.0% year on year).

CSO Live Register · Reference period May 2026 · Retrieved 5 July 2026

Latest

171,800

persons

month on month

+0.4% ↑

vs April 2026

Year on year

+3.0%

vs May 2025

Record

Highest since January 2026

Live RegisterLive Register: 713 observations from January 1967 to May 2026. Range 48,200 to 448,400 persons.448,400248,30048,200January 1967May 2026
Live Register - full series. Unit: persons.

What the numbers say

The Live Register stood at 171,800 persons in May 2026, its highest level since January 2026. This represents a monthly increase of 0.4% on April 2026 and a year-on-year rise of 3.0% compared with May 2025. Businesses monitoring labour market conditions will note that the register has moved upward on both a monthly and annual basis.

Generated from the figures above; every number is validated against the source series. Vendors.ie commentary.

Full data

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Period Value (persons)
May 2026 171,800
April 2026 171,200
March 2026 171,300
February 2026 170,900
January 2026 171,300
December 2025 172,400
November 2025 167,000
October 2025 170,100
September 2025 169,900
August 2025 169,400
July 2025 169,700
June 2025 169,000
May 2025 166,800
April 2025 171,800
March 2025 163,400
February 2025 166,500
January 2025 165,500
December 2024 165,000
November 2024 162,700
October 2024 168,000
September 2024 167,400
August 2024 170,200
July 2024 170,800
June 2024 171,500
May 2024 173,100
April 2024 174,800
March 2024 174,900
February 2024 174,700
January 2024 177,300
December 2023 173,200
November 2023 173,800
October 2023 174,000
September 2023 178,800
August 2023 178,500
July 2023 180,200
June 2023 181,500
May 2023 181,400
April 2023 181,500
March 2023 182,100
February 2023 183,200
January 2023 184,300
December 2022 185,200
November 2022 185,400
October 2022 183,900
September 2022 184,000
August 2022 189,300
July 2022 182,800
June 2022 184,100
May 2022 176,600
April 2022 178,900
March 2022 181,000
February 2022 163,000
January 2022 162,800
December 2021 165,000
November 2021 169,400
October 2021 169,600
September 2021 167,300
August 2021 172,400
July 2021 171,600
June 2021 172,700
May 2021 175,900
April 2021 180,300
March 2021 183,800
February 2021 186,300
January 2021 189,000
December 2020 192,100
November 2020 200,800
October 2020 208,800
September 2020 216,900
August 2020 216,100
July 2020 227,800
June 2020 216,800
May 2020 230,300
April 2020 215,700
March 2020 207,800
February 2020 182,300
January 2020 184,000
December 2019 184,700
November 2019 184,800
October 2019 186,700
September 2019 188,500
August 2019 190,000
July 2019 191,400
June 2019 192,400
May 2019 192,600
April 2019 194,300
March 2019 195,000
February 2019 196,800
January 2019 199,900
December 2018 202,900
November 2018 205,000
October 2018 207,300
September 2018 210,700
August 2018 214,700
July 2018 218,100
June 2018 221,400
May 2018 225,500
April 2018 228,000
March 2018 232,800
February 2018 235,100
January 2018 237,700
December 2017 240,300
November 2017 243,700
October 2017 246,700
September 2017 249,700
August 2017 252,100
July 2017 256,300
June 2017 260,200
May 2017 264,100
April 2017 266,300
March 2017 270,300
February 2017 274,900
January 2017 277,700
December 2016 281,600
November 2016 285,300
October 2016 288,400
September 2016 291,900
August 2016 301,200
July 2016 299,200
June 2016 305,200
May 2016 308,000
April 2016 312,200
March 2016 315,900
February 2016 319,600
January 2016 322,900
December 2015 326,900
November 2015 330,100
October 2015 333,000
September 2015 338,000
August 2015 341,600
July 2015 342,000
June 2015 344,400
May 2015 346,600
April 2015 348,900
March 2015 351,200
February 2015 355,500
January 2015 360,000
December 2014 363,200
November 2014 367,100
October 2014 371,000
September 2014 375,000
August 2014 379,100
July 2014 381,700
June 2014 385,600
May 2014 390,100
April 2014 392,700
March 2014 396,000
February 2014 398,500
January 2014 401,100
December 2013 403,400
November 2013 406,500
October 2013 409,800
September 2013 413,700
August 2013 414,300
July 2013 417,800
June 2013 421,100
May 2013 423,500
April 2013 426,000
March 2013 425,500
February 2013 429,200
January 2013 430,700
December 2012 431,800
November 2012 433,200
October 2012 433,500
September 2012 434,400
August 2012 434,100
July 2012 435,400
June 2012 437,500
May 2012 435,200
April 2012 435,100
March 2012 438,000
February 2012 439,700
January 2012 441,200
December 2011 443,500
November 2011 444,900
October 2011 444,400
September 2011 443,600
August 2011 446,300
July 2011 445,700
June 2011 444,800
May 2011 444,200
April 2011 445,100
March 2011 446,400
February 2011 445,400
January 2011 444,900
December 2010 445,800
November 2010 440,000
October 2010 443,000
September 2010 448,400
August 2010 443,400
July 2010 442,700
June 2010 440,200
May 2010 441,200
April 2010 440,400
March 2010 438,300
February 2010 438,100
January 2010 438,800
December 2009 433,300
November 2009 430,500
October 2009 427,800
September 2009 424,800
August 2009 418,600
July 2009 411,800
June 2009 405,000
May 2009 396,600
April 2009 383,600
March 2009 369,300
February 2009 349,200
January 2009 325,900
December 2008 298,200
November 2008 281,900
October 2008 264,200
September 2008 246,000
August 2008 233,500
July 2008 222,400
June 2008 212,800
May 2008 204,300
April 2008 199,100
March 2008 195,000
February 2008 186,100
January 2008 180,300
December 2007 175,900
November 2007 173,100
October 2007 168,700
September 2007 166,200
August 2007 162,000
July 2007 161,200
June 2007 159,700
May 2007 157,400
April 2007 155,900
March 2007 156,300
February 2007 157,000
January 2007 157,400
December 2006 159,200
November 2006 158,200
October 2006 158,100
September 2006 157,100
August 2006 157,500
July 2006 156,400
June 2006 157,500
May 2006 157,000
April 2006 156,800
March 2006 157,100
February 2006 157,800
January 2006 158,400
December 2005 158,400
November 2005 158,800
October 2005 157,800
September 2005 157,400
August 2005 157,300
July 2005 156,600
June 2005 154,800
May 2005 156,200
April 2005 157,200
March 2005 156,900
February 2005 157,100
January 2005 158,400
December 2004 160,400
November 2004 160,200
October 2004 162,700
September 2004 163,800
August 2004 164,200
July 2004 166,100
June 2004 165,200
May 2004 168,100
April 2004 167,500
March 2004 171,000
February 2004 171,200
January 2004 172,000
December 2003 171,700
November 2003 172,400
October 2003 173,500
September 2003 173,900
August 2003 174,900
July 2003 174,700
June 2003 174,600
May 2003 172,700
April 2003 173,400
March 2003 170,100
February 2003 169,400
January 2003 167,800
December 2002 166,500
November 2002 165,800
October 2002 164,300
September 2002 164,300
August 2002 163,600
July 2002 162,800
June 2002 161,800
May 2002 161,400
April 2002 161,200
March 2002 161,300
February 2002 160,200
January 2002 156,800
December 2001 153,800
November 2001 153,600
October 2001 147,800
September 2001 143,100
August 2001 140,600
July 2001 139,400
June 2001 139,300
May 2001 139,600
April 2001 138,200
March 2001 138,000
February 2001 137,600
January 2001 138,900
December 2000 140,300
November 2000 142,900
October 2000 144,400
September 2000 147,000
August 2000 150,700
July 2000 152,800
June 2000 155,900
May 2000 158,900
April 2000 163,600
March 2000 166,000
February 2000 170,000
January 2000 172,600
December 1999 174,700
November 1999 178,200
October 1999 182,800
September 1999 187,400
August 1999 190,300
July 1999 193,300
June 1999 195,000
May 1999 198,800
April 1999 200,000
March 1999 202,600
February 1999 205,800
January 1999 210,000
December 1998 213,500
November 1998 214,100
October 1998 217,200
September 1998 219,700
August 1998 222,200
July 1998 225,500
June 1998 228,700
May 1998 231,300
April 1998 233,500
March 1998 237,600
February 1998 239,900
January 1998 242,200
December 1997 244,900
November 1997 247,000
October 1997 248,400
September 1997 249,600
August 1997 250,700
July 1997 252,200
June 1997 254,900
May 1997 256,200
April 1997 260,400
March 1997 261,800
February 1997 262,000
January 1997 264,100
December 1996 267,000
November 1996 270,100
October 1996 272,000
September 1996 279,000
August 1996 280,800
July 1996 282,200
June 1996 283,500
May 1996 283,100
April 1996 283,600
March 1996 282,500
February 1996 283,300
January 1996 282,600
December 1995 281,700
November 1995 281,000
October 1995 280,100
September 1995 277,400
August 1995 275,600
July 1995 275,300
June 1995 277,900
May 1995 276,600
April 1995 277,000
March 1995 277,400
February 1995 276,600
January 1995 275,800
December 1994 276,400
November 1994 278,000
October 1994 277,500
September 1994 278,400
August 1994 278,200
July 1994 279,600
June 1994 280,800
May 1994 284,300
April 1994 286,800
March 1994 288,800
February 1994 288,900
January 1994 290,400
December 1993 293,500
November 1993 292,800
October 1993 291,800
September 1993 292,400
August 1993 292,600
July 1993 293,900
June 1993 295,500
May 1993 297,000
April 1993 295,000
March 1993 296,200
February 1993 294,600
January 1993 295,000
December 1992 291,100
November 1992 292,200
October 1992 288,500
September 1992 289,800
August 1992 287,400
July 1992 286,400
June 1992 282,200
May 1992 277,200
April 1992 280,900
March 1992 277,900
February 1992 272,800
January 1992 269,500
December 1991 266,800
November 1991 265,600
October 1991 264,000
September 1991 261,900
August 1991 260,700
July 1991 258,100
June 1991 254,900
May 1991 250,200
April 1991 251,000
March 1991 242,000
February 1991 238,000
January 1991 233,800
December 1990 229,800
November 1990 228,000
October 1990 225,300
September 1990 224,600
August 1990 224,000
July 1990 224,100
June 1990 223,500
May 1990 221,100
April 1990 220,700
March 1990 221,800
February 1990 226,600
January 1990 227,000
December 1989 227,200
November 1989 226,400
October 1989 227,300
September 1989 228,200
August 1989 229,200
July 1989 229,100
June 1989 232,300
May 1989 234,000
April 1989 235,600
March 1989 235,900
February 1989 235,900
January 1989 237,500
December 1988 238,400
November 1988 238,800
October 1988 240,600
September 1988 240,400
August 1988 240,800
July 1988 241,600
June 1988 240,000
May 1988 241,100
April 1988 242,800
March 1988 243,600
February 1988 244,300
January 1988 243,900
December 1987 244,800
November 1987 245,600
October 1987 245,400
September 1987 246,500
August 1987 247,100
July 1987 248,400
June 1987 249,500
May 1987 250,900
April 1987 249,800
March 1987 247,500
February 1987 246,400
January 1987 245,700
December 1986 244,700
November 1986 241,900
October 1986 239,900
September 1986 237,600
August 1986 237,000
July 1986 235,600
June 1986 235,200
May 1986 234,800
April 1986 234,100
March 1986 232,100
February 1986 232,200
January 1986 231,400
December 1985 234,700
November 1985 232,400
October 1985 232,300
September 1985 234,600
August 1985 234,800
July 1985 232,400
June 1985 230,700
May 1985 227,600
April 1985 227,600
March 1985 227,600
February 1985 227,300
January 1985 224,900
December 1984 220,600
November 1984 220,400
October 1984 218,200
September 1984 216,800
August 1984 214,800
July 1984 214,000
June 1984 213,900
May 1984 211,700
April 1984 212,500
March 1984 211,700
February 1984 208,800
January 1984 206,600
December 1983 203,600
November 1983 202,700
October 1983 201,400
September 1983 198,500
August 1983 195,300
July 1983 194,100
June 1983 192,200
May 1983 190,900
April 1983 188,500
March 1983 185,300
February 1983 182,100
January 1983 178,700
December 1982 175,500
November 1982 172,300
October 1982 169,200
September 1982 165,200
August 1982 162,600
July 1982 158,400
June 1982 154,000
May 1982 150,600
April 1982 147,200
March 1982 146,000
February 1982 140,100
January 1982 139,300
December 1981 137,000
November 1981 134,800
October 1981 132,700
September 1981 131,800
August 1981 129,400
July 1981 128,100
June 1981 126,700
May 1981 126,100
April 1981 124,700
March 1981 124,500
February 1981 121,200
January 1981 118,300
December 1980 118,100
November 1980 116,300
October 1980 114,000
September 1980 109,900
August 1980 107,000
July 1980 103,200
June 1980 99,400
May 1980 95,600
April 1980 91,400
March 1980 89,500
February 1980 87,700
January 1980 86,000
December 1979 84,900
November 1979 85,700
October 1979 86,300
September 1979 87,200
August 1979 88,600
July 1979 89,600
June 1979 90,500
May 1979 91,200
April 1979 91,500
March 1979 91,900
February 1979 93,400
January 1979 94,500
December 1978 94,700
November 1978 96,500
October 1978 95,800
September 1978 94,900
August 1978 97,500
July 1978 97,600
June 1978 98,300
May 1978 100,600
April 1978 101,900
March 1978 105,000
February 1978 103,900
January 1978 103,700
December 1977 104,600
November 1977 104,900
October 1977 105,600
September 1977 105,800
August 1977 106,500
July 1977 106,600
June 1977 107,000
May 1977 106,800
April 1977 107,100
March 1977 107,700
February 1977 107,000
January 1977 107,400
December 1976 107,800
November 1976 108,000
October 1976 108,000
September 1976 109,000
August 1976 109,400
July 1976 109,500
June 1976 108,100
May 1976 108,000
April 1976 108,100
March 1976 107,300
February 1976 106,000
January 1976 104,500
December 1975 105,300
November 1975 103,800
October 1975 103,300
September 1975 102,100
August 1975 100,200
July 1975 98,200
June 1975 97,500
May 1975 94,900
April 1975 91,300
March 1975 88,300
February 1975 85,400
January 1975 83,500
December 1974 76,900
November 1974 74,900
October 1974 71,400
September 1974 71,300
August 1974 67,600
July 1974 66,200
June 1974 65,100
May 1974 64,100
April 1974 62,500
March 1974 61,700
February 1974 62,000
January 1974 61,700
December 1973 60,200
November 1973 61,200
October 1973 61,800
September 1973 62,000
August 1973 61,900
July 1973 61,600
June 1973 61,200
May 1973 61,500
April 1973 62,200
March 1973 62,300
February 1973 64,200
January 1973 63,700
December 1972 65,100
November 1972 66,200
October 1972 66,300
September 1972 67,100
August 1972 67,400
July 1972 66,500
June 1972 67,100
May 1972 66,600
April 1972 67,000
March 1972 66,700
February 1972 65,900
January 1972 66,400
December 1971 66,600
November 1971 63,500
October 1971 64,800
September 1971 62,400
August 1971 61,300
July 1971 61,100
June 1971 59,900
May 1971 59,300
April 1971 58,100
March 1971 58,200
February 1971 57,800
January 1971 57,500
December 1970 57,600
November 1970 57,000
October 1970 57,300
September 1970 58,300
August 1970 58,900
July 1970 60,500
June 1970 64,800
May 1970 62,700
April 1970 61,100
March 1970 58,900
February 1970 55,500
January 1970 52,100
December 1969 52,700
November 1969 52,200
October 1969 51,900
September 1969 51,200
August 1969 50,300
July 1969 50,000
June 1969 49,600
May 1969 49,200
April 1969 50,000
March 1969 49,900
February 1969 56,200
January 1969 52,400
December 1968 50,200
November 1968 53,100
October 1968 52,500
September 1968 52,800
August 1968 52,500
July 1968 52,300
June 1968 52,300
May 1968 52,300
April 1968 53,500
March 1968 58,400
February 1968 53,200
January 1968 53,300
December 1967 52,900
November 1967 51,800
October 1967 51,400
September 1967 49,700
August 1967 49,700
July 1967 48,500
June 1967 48,200
May 1967 48,900
April 1967 48,200
March 1967 49,900
February 1967 50,500
January 1967 50,500

Methodology and source

Seasonally adjusted monthly Live Register total from the CSO Live Register release, resolved from the CSO PxStat API by table and statistic label. The Live Register is not a measure of unemployment; it counts people registered for Jobseeker's payments, including part-time and casual workers, and is read here as a leading signal of labour-market slack for SME hiring.

Source: CSO Live Register (table LRM02) · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Retrieved 5 July 2026.

Read how every Pulse series is built and validated on the methodology page. Reuse this series freely with attribution to Vendors.ie.