IE · 2021 · tesem120

Unemployment rate by sex

Ireland, 2021

Unemployment rate by sex
12.4
Ireland, 2021
▲ 5.1% vs 2020 (11.8)
Analysis

In 2021, Ireland's unemployment rate by sex increased by 5.1% compared to 2020, reaching 12.4.

Ireland accounts for 87.3% of the EU-27 total of 14.2.

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 26.2% (from 16.8 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
87.3%
EU-27: 14.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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