Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Ireland

Ireland: Labor market, S1 - Firing costs was 0.7777 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.7777
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9761
in 1973
All-time low
0.7777
in 2013
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Ireland, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 0.9761974: 0.9261975: 0.9261976: 0.9261977: 0.8891978: 0.8891979: 0.8911980: 0.8911981: 0.8911982: 0.8911983: 0.8911984: 0.8911985: 0.8911986: 0.8911987: 0.8911988: 0.8911989: 0.8911990: 0.8911991: 0.8911992: 0.8911993: 0.8911994: 0.8911995: 0.8911996: 0.8911997: 0.8911998: 0.8911999: 0.8912000: 0.8912001: 0.8912002: 0.8912003: 0.8552004: 0.8552005: 0.8552006: 0.8552007: 0.8552008: 0.8552009: 0.8552010: 0.8552011: 0.8552012: 0.7972013: 0.7782014: 0.778

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.7777 for labor market, s1 - firing costs in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - firing costs in Ireland peaked at 0.9761 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.7777, in 2013.

Ireland ranks 29th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Ireland, 1973 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1973 0.9761
1974 0.9262 -5.1%
1975 0.9262 +0.0%
1976 0.9262 +0.0%
1977 0.8893 -4.0%
1978 0.8893 +0.0%
1979 0.891 +0.2%
1980 0.891 +0.0%
1981 0.891 +0.0%
1982 0.891 +0.0%
1983 0.891 +0.0%
1984 0.891 +0.0%
1985 0.891 +0.0%
1986 0.891 +0.0%
1987 0.891 +0.0%
1988 0.891 +0.0%
1989 0.891 +0.0%
1990 0.891 +0.0%
1991 0.891 +0.0%
1992 0.891 +0.0%
1993 0.891 +0.0%
1994 0.891 +0.0%
1995 0.891 +0.0%
1996 0.891 +0.0%
1997 0.891 +0.0%
1998 0.891 +0.0%
1999 0.891 +0.0%
2000 0.891 +0.0%
2001 0.891 +0.0%
2002 0.891 +0.0%
2003 0.8552 -4.0%
2004 0.8552 +0.0%
2005 0.8552 +0.0%
2006 0.8552 +0.0%
2007 0.8552 +0.0%
2008 0.8552 +0.0%
2009 0.8552 +0.0%
2010 0.8552 +0.0%
2011 0.8552 +0.0%
2012 0.7971 -6.8%
2013 0.7777 -2.4%
2014 0.7777 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9178 0.8893 0.9761 7
1980s 0.891 0.891 0.891 10
1990s 0.891 0.891 0.891 10
2000s 0.866 0.8552 0.891 10
2010s 0.8126 0.7777 0.8552 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 26 India 0.8104 compare
  2. 27 Greece 0.7964 compare
  3. 28 Côte d'Ivoire 0.7957 compare
  4. 30 Kazakhstan 0.7713 compare
  5. 30 Uzbekistan 0.7713 compare
  6. 32 Finland 0.7706 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - firing costs in Ireland?
Labor market, s1 - firing costs in Ireland was 0.7777 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9761 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7777 in 2013.
How does Ireland rank for labor market, s1 - firing costs?
Ireland ranks 29th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - firing costs rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, S1 - Firing costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, S1 - Firing costs
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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