The number of unemployed people aged 15-74 estimated for April 2022 stood at 457,900, fewer than 460,600 in March 2022, but almost flat at 457,500 in April 2021.
By gender, the unemployment rate for men was 0.3% higher than that for women (5.6% for men and 5.3% for women).
Youth unemployment (people aged 15-24 years old) remained high at 22.7%.