IE · 2018 · lfsa_egan

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)

Ireland, 2018

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
2,180k
Ireland, 2018
▲ 2.6% vs 2017 (2,125k)
Analysis

In 2018, Ireland's employment (15-64, all citizenships) increased by 2.6% compared to 2017, reaching 2,180k.

Ireland accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 192,830k.

Ireland ranks 19th 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 15.6% (from 1,885k in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
1.1%
EU-27: 192,830k
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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