IE · 2008 · tesem070

Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)

Ireland, 2008

Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
77.7
Ireland, 2008
▼ 4.8% vs 2007 (81.6)
Analysis

In 2008, Ireland's youth employment rate (age group 20-29) decreased by 4.8% compared to 2007, reaching 77.7.

Ireland accounts for 120.7% of the EU-27 total of 64.4.

Ireland ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem070, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
120.7%
EU-27: 64.4
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