IE · 2018 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Ireland, 2018
Unemployment rate by sex
11.6
Ireland, 2018
▼ 13.4% vs 2017 (13.4)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 13.4% compared to 2017, reaching 11.6.
Ireland accounts for 78.4% of the EU-27 total of 14.8.
Ireland ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 58.0% (from 27.6 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
78.4%
EU-27: 14.8
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120