IE · 2015 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Ireland, 2015
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
21.2
Ireland, 2015
▼ 19.7% vs 2014 (26.4)
Analysis
In 2015, Ireland's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 19.7% compared to 2014, reaching 21.2.
Ireland accounts for 108.2% of the EU-27 total of 19.6.
Ireland ranks 9th 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 23.2% (from 27.6 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
108.2%
EU-27: 19.6
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130