The registered unemployment rate is rising slowly, but for now the rest of the economy is partly absorbing the decline in industrial employment. This is probably reflected in the relatively stable sample unemployment rate.
Source of primary data
CSO (selection)
Note
Data adjusted for seasonal effects (sample). Data not adjusted for seasonal effects (registration). The general unemployment rate is relative to the labour force (sum of employed and unemployed), while the unemployment rate is relative to the population aged 15-64.