IE · 2016 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Ireland, 2016
Unemployment rate by sex
16.8
Ireland, 2016
▼ 15.2% vs 2015 (19.8)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 15.2% compared to 2015, reaching 16.8.
Ireland accounts for 90.3% of the EU-27 total of 18.6.
Ireland ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 45.5% (from 30.8 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
90.3%
EU-27: 18.6
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120