IE · 2016 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Ireland, 2016
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
16.8
Ireland, 2016
▼ 20.8% vs 2015 (21.2)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 20.8% compared to 2015, reaching 16.8.
Ireland accounts for 97.7% of the EU-27 total of 17.2.
Ireland ranks 11th 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 52.3% (from 35.2 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
97.7%
EU-27: 17.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130