Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure in Ireland

Ireland: Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure was 2,746 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,746 Persons
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
27th
of 33 countries
All-time high
2,746 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
1,803 Persons
in 2012
Years of data
17
2009–2025

Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure in Ireland, 2009–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k2009201720252009: 1.9k Persons2010: 1.9k Persons2011: 1.8k Persons2012: 1.8k Persons2013: 1.8k Persons2014: 1.9k Persons2015: 2.0k Persons2016: 2.1k Persons2017: 2.1k Persons2018: 2.1k Persons2019: 2.2k Persons2020: 2.2k Persons2021: 2.3k Persons2022: 2.4k Persons2023: 2.6k Persons2024: 2.6k Persons2025: 2.7k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure in Ireland is 2,746 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure in Ireland peaked at 2,746 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,803 Persons, in 2012.

Ireland ranks 27th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure in Ireland, 2009 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
2009 1,934 Persons
2010 1,854 Persons -4.1%
2011 1,816 Persons -2.0%
2012 1,803 Persons -0.7%
2013 1,839 Persons +2.0%
2014 1,862 Persons +1.2%
2015 1,992 Persons +7.0%
2016 2,050 Persons +2.9%
2017 2,080 Persons +1.4%
2018 2,133 Persons +2.6%
2019 2,224 Persons +4.3%
2020 2,235 Persons +0.5%
2021 2,298 Persons +2.8%
2022 2,427 Persons +5.6%
2023 2,558 Persons +5.4%
2024 2,597 Persons +1.5%
2025 2,746 Persons +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,934 Persons 1,934 Persons 1,934 Persons 1
2010s 1,965 Persons 1,803 Persons 2,224 Persons 10
2020s 2,477 Persons 2,235 Persons 2,746 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 24 Denmark 3,118 Persons compare
  2. 25 Bulgaria 2,943 Persons compare
  3. 26 New Zealand 2,852 Persons compare
  4. 28 Finland 2,557 Persons compare
  5. 29 Costa Rica 2,175 Persons compare
  6. 30 Cyprus 510.21 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure in Ireland?
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure in Ireland was 2,746 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 2,746 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,803 Persons in 2012.
How does Ireland rank for employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure?
Ireland ranks 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
45 places, 749 data points, 2009–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on job tenure composition (in persons) by job tenure intervals. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment – sex, five-year and broad age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64, total, etc.). Job tenure is measured by the length of time workers have been in their current or main job or with their current employer. This information is valuable for estimating the degree of fluidity in the labour market and in identifying the areas of economic activity where the turnover of labour is rapid or otherwise. Data are so far reported for a number of European countries and will be expanded to cover a greater number of countries. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. Information for all countries and all LFS subjects may be found in the attached file LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.