IE · 2008 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Ireland, 2008

Employment rates by citizenship
77.0%
Ireland, 2008
▼ 4.2% vs 2007 (80.4%)
Analysis

In 2008, Ireland's employment rates by citizenship decreased by 4.2% compared to 2007, reaching 77.0%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 71.9%.

Ireland ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.1% (from 74.7% in 2003).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
107.1%
EU-27: 71.9%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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