The number of unemployed people aged 15-74 estimated for May 2022 stood at 451,000, fewer than 457,900 in April 2022, but almost flat at 451,700 in May 2021.
By gender, the unemployment rate for men was 1.4% higher than that for women (6% for men and 4.6% for women).
Youth unemployment (people aged 15-24 years old) remained high at 22.7%.