IE · 2017 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Ireland, 2017
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
12.0
Ireland, 2017
▼ 28.6% vs 2016 (16.8)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 28.6% compared to 2016, reaching 12.0.
Ireland accounts for 81.1% of the EU-27 total of 14.8.
Ireland ranks 12th 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 67.4% (from 36.8 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
81.1%
EU-27: 14.8
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130