IE · 2021 · tesem130

Long-term unemployment rate by sex

Ireland, 2021

Long-term unemployment rate by sex
7.20
Ireland, 2021
▲ 28.6% vs 2020 (5.60)
Analysis

In 2021, Ireland's long-term unemployment rate by sex increased by 28.6% compared to 2020, reaching 7.20.

Ireland accounts for 64.3% of the EU-27 total of 11.2.

Ireland ranks 16th 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 57.1% (from 16.8 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
64.3%
EU-27: 11.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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