IE · 2018 · tesem040
Overall employment growth
Ireland, 2018
Overall employment growth
6.00
Ireland, 2018
▼ 3.2% vs 2017 (6.20)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's overall employment growth decreased by 3.2% compared to 2017, reaching 6.00.
Ireland accounts for 214.3% of the EU-27 total of 2.80.
Ireland ranks 6th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.4% (from 5.80 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem040, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#6 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2018
214.3%
EU-27: 2.80
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2005 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem040