IE · 2017 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Ireland, 2017
Employment rates by citizenship
73.0%
Ireland, 2017
▲ 1.7% vs 2016 (71.8%)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.7% compared to 2016, reaching 73.0%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 72.1%.
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 14.6% (from 63.7% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
101.2%
EU-27: 72.1%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan