Irish employment rate slightly above EU average
Ireland’s employment rate is slightly above the European Union average, according to figures released today by the EU’s statistical agency.
Eurostat said the official employment rate among the 15-64 age group in Ireland was 65.4%, compared to an average of 63% throughout the 25 EU member states. Ireland’s employment rate was found to be the 10th highest in the EU.
The employment rate for Irish men was put at 75%, compared to an EU average of 70.9%, while the rate for women was put at 55.8%, compared to an EU average of 55.1%.
The lowest employment rates were in Poland (51.2%), Malta (54.2%) and Italy (56.1%). The highest rate was in Denmark, (75.1%), followed by the Netherlands (73.5%) and Sweden (72.9%).
