IE · 2023 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Ireland, 2023
Unemployment rate by sex
8.60
Ireland, 2023
▼ 4.4% vs 2022 (9.00)
Analysis
In 2023, Ireland's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 4.4% compared to 2022, reaching 8.60.
Ireland accounts for 70.5% of the EU-27 total of 12.2.
Ireland ranks 19th 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 25.9% (from 11.6 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
70.5%
EU-27: 12.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120