IE · 2018 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Ireland, 2018
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
8.40
Ireland, 2018
▼ 30.0% vs 2017 (12.0)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 30.0% compared to 2017, reaching 8.40.
Ireland accounts for 67.7% of the EU-27 total of 12.4.
Ireland ranks 14th 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 73.4% (from 31.6 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
67.7%
EU-27: 12.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130