IE · 2018 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Ireland, 2018

Employment rates by citizenship
63.3%
Ireland, 2018
▲ 1.4% vs 2017 (62.4%)
Analysis

In 2018, Ireland's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.4% compared to 2017, reaching 63.3%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 62.3%.

Ireland ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.9% (from 57.1% in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
101.6%
EU-27: 62.3%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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