Employment Rate in Ireland increased to 69.60 percent in the third quarter of 2019 from 69.10 percent in the second quarter of 2019. Employment Rate in Ireland averaged 66.40 percent from 1998 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 72.50 percent in the third quarter of 2007 and a record low of 59.30 percent in the first quarter of 2012. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Employment Rate in Ireland is expected to be 69.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Employment Rate in Ireland to stand at 68.70 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Ireland Employment Rate is projected to trend around 68.60 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Ireland Employment Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
69.60 69.10 72.50 59.30 1998 - 2019 percent Quarterly
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Ireland Employment Rate
In Ireland, the employment rate measures the number of people who have a job as a percentage of the working age population.

Ireland Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 4.80 4.80 17.30 3.90 percent [+]
Employed Persons 2317.00 2299.70 2317.00 1567.70 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 128.00 130.80 356.20 69.90 Thousand [+]
Unemployment Change 4442.00 -2905.00 36254.00 -32270.00 Persons [+]
Part Time Employment 469.90 463.60 489.00 268.40 Thousand [+]
Full Time Employment 1844.80 1838.30 1844.80 1299.00 Thousand [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 62.10 62.10 66.70 59.80 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.40 1.70 9.80 1.20 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 12.60 12.50 31.60 6.30 percent [+]
Labour Costs 93.70 101.10 148.90 89.10 points [+]
Minimum Wages 9.80 9.55 9.80 5.58 EUR/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 862.30 880.32 912.38 37.03 EUR/Week [+]
Population 4.84 4.78 4.84 2.82 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 66.00 66.00 66.00 65.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 66.00 66.00 66.00 65.00 [+]
Initial Jobless Claims 37427.00 34071.00 196988.00 20203.00 Persons [+]
Productivity 146.90 138.30 147.10 57.80 points [+]
Wage Growth 3.40 3.60 3.60 -2.90 percent [+]
Wages 768.14 771.63 771.63 676.58 EUR/Week [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 23.53 23.69 24.05 20.52 EUR [+]
Average Weekly Hours 32.60 32.60 32.80 30.90 [+]
Employment Change 0.80 -0.60 2.50 -3.70 percent [+]
Employment Rate 69.60 69.10 72.50 59.30 percent [+]