IE · 2012 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Ireland, 2012
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
30.8%
Ireland, 2012
▲ 4.1% vs 2011 (29.6%)
Analysis
In 2012, Ireland's unemployment by sex and age increased by 4.1% compared to 2011, reaching 30.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 24.4%.
Ireland ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
126.2%
EU-27: 24.4%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a