Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region in Ireland
Ireland: Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region was 2,797 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region in Ireland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region in Ireland stood at 2,797. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region in Ireland peaked at 2,797 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,583, in 1999.
Ireland ranks 40th of 443 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,583 | 1,583 | 1,583 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,915 | 1,665 | 2,215 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,049 | 1,873 | 2,311 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,579 | 2,280 | 2,797 | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region in Ireland?
- Employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region in Ireland was 2,797 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,797 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,583 in 1999.
- How does Ireland rank for employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region?
- Ireland ranks 40th out of 443 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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