The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.6% in February 2026, unchanged from the downwardly revised figure recorded in January. The total number of unemployed persons edged down by 300 over the month to 137,500.
By gender, the unemployment rate for men eased to 4.7% in February from 4.8% in January, while the rate for women slipped to 4.4% from 4.5%. By age group, the unemployment rate among 15–24-year-olds (the youth unemployment rate) rose to 12.4% in February from 11.9% in January, whereas the rate for those aged 25–74 ticked down to 3.5% from 3.6%.
On a year-on-year basis, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was lower in February 2025, at 4.4%.
