IE · 2020 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Ireland, 2020
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
5.60
Ireland, 2020
▼ 12.5% vs 2019 (6.40)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 12.5% compared to 2019, reaching 5.60.
Ireland accounts for 58.3% of the EU-27 total of 9.60.
Ireland ranks 18th 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 73.6% (from 21.2 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
58.3%
EU-27: 9.60
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130