
7.3% of Kildare's population were unemployed in 2022.
The census unemployment rate declined in every county between 2016 and 2022.
In Kildare, unemployment dropped by 4.1% from 11.4% in 2016 to 7.3% in 2022.
The largest drop was in Longford, down from 20% in 2016 to 11% in 2022.
The smallest decrease in the unemployment rate was in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, from 7% in 2016 to 6% in 2022.