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Unemployment rate
Ireland — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.7% (1989) |
| 1991 | 16.6% (1990) |
| 1992 | 20.4% (1991) |
| 1993 | 22.7% (1992) |
| 1994 | 16% (1994 est.) |
| 1995 | 16% (1994 est.) |
| 1996 | 13.5% (1995 est.) |
| 1997 | 11.9% (April 1996) |
| 1998 | 11.8% (1997) |
| 1999 | 7.7% (1998 est.) |
| 2000 | 5.5% (1999) |
| 2001 | 4.1% (2000) |
| 2002 | 4.7% (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 4.3% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 4.7% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 4.3% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 4.3% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 4.3% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 4.6% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 6.3% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 80 4.6% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 13.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 11.8% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 13.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 11.8% (2009) |
| 2012 | 14.6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 142 14.4% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 14.7% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 142 14.6% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 13.5% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 132 14.7% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 11.3% (2014 est.) | 13.1% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 125 |
| 2016 | 9.4% (2015 est.) | 11.3% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 111 |
| 2017 | 7.9% (2016 est.) | 9.5% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 99 |
| 2018 | 6.7% (2017 est.) | 8.4% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 6.7% (2017 est.) | 8.4% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 4.98% (2019 est.) | 5.78% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 4.98% (2019 est.) 5.78% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 4.98% (2019 est.) 5.78% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 6.63% (2021 est.) 5.62% (2020 est.) 4.95% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 4.34% (2023 est.) 4.48% (2022 est.) 6.19% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 4.4% (2024 est.) 4.3% (2023 est.) 4.6% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |