IE · 2019 · lfsa_egan

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)

Ireland, 2019

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
2,239k
Ireland, 2019
▲ 2.7% vs 2018 (2,180k)
Analysis

In 2019, Ireland's employment (15-64, all citizenships) increased by 2.7% compared to 2018, reaching 2,239k.

Ireland accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 194,795k.

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 15.8% (from 1,933k in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
1.1%
EU-27: 194,795k
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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