New CSO figures show that the unemployment rate stood at 4.4% in January, the same level as December following an upward revision.
The jobless rate has remained between a 21-year low of 4.2% and 4.5% over the last nine months amid a tight labour market.
Meanwhile, the jobless rate stood at 4.7% for women last month, down from a rate of 5% the same time last year. But the youth unemployment rate moved up to 10.4% in January from a revised rate of 10.2% in December 2022.
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