IE · 2016 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Ireland, 2016
Employment rates by citizenship
71.8%
Ireland, 2016
▲ 2.1% vs 2015 (70.3%)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's employment rates by citizenship increased by 2.1% compared to 2015, reaching 71.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 70.9%.
Ireland ranks 10th 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 12.5% (from 63.8% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
101.3%
EU-27: 70.9%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan