IE · 2018 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Ireland, 2018

Employment rates by citizenship
74.1%
Ireland, 2018
▲ 1.5% vs 2017 (73.0%)
Analysis

In 2018, Ireland's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.5% compared to 2017, reaching 74.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 73.1%.

Ireland ranks 11th 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 11.6% (from 66.4% in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
101.4%
EU-27: 73.1%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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