Employment in Ireland increased by 0.8 percent from the previous period in the third quarter of 2019. Employment Change in Ireland averaged 0.57 percent from 1995 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 2.50 percent in the third quarter of 1998 and a record low of -3.70 percent in the first quarter of 2009. source: Eurostat

Employment Change in Ireland is expected to be 0.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Employment Change in Ireland to stand at 0.20 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Ireland Employment Change is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.


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Ireland Employment Change

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.80 -0.60 2.50 -3.70 1995 - 2019 percent Quarterly
SA, WDA


Ireland Employment Change
In Ireland, employment change refers to the quarterly change in the number of persons who work for pay or profit, or perform unpaid family work. Estimates include both full-time and part-time employment.

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 [+]