Ireland - Long term unemployment

Long-term unemployment, female (% of female unemployment)

Long-term unemployment, female (% of female unemployment) in Ireland was 38.20 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 57.50 in 1989, while its lowest value was 18.80 in 2002.

Definition: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

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Year Value
1983 25.60
1984 32.80
1985 55.00
1986 56.10
1987 57.40
1988 56.20
1989 57.50
1990 56.80
1991 53.60
1992 51.30
1993 52.50
1994 57.40
1995 52.90
1996 51.20
1997 46.90
1999 47.50
2001 21.30
2002 18.80
2003 23.00
2004 23.60
2005 21.00
2006 21.60
2007 21.30
2008 19.30
2009 21.70
2010 38.20

Long-term unemployment, male (% of male unemployment)

Long-term unemployment, male (% of male unemployment) in Ireland was 53.90 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 71.10 in 1990, while its lowest value was 31.00 in 2008.

Definition: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

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Year Value
1983 42.30
1984 52.20
1985 67.70
1986 68.10
1987 68.50
1988 68.60
1989 70.40
1990 71.10
1991 66.00
1992 63.00
1993 63.00
1994 68.50
1995 66.80
1996 64.60
1997 63.30
1999 59.50
2001 40.80
2002 37.10
2003 38.80
2004 41.70
2005 41.30
2006 38.30
2007 34.80
2008 31.00
2009 32.10
2010 53.90

Long-term unemployment (% of total unemployment)

Long-term unemployment (% of total unemployment) in Ireland was 49.00 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 66.00 in 1990, while its lowest value was 27.10 in 2008.

Definition: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

See also:

Year Value
1983 36.70
1984 45.80
1985 63.40
1986 63.90
1987 64.70
1988 64.30
1989 66.00
1990 66.00
1991 61.50
1992 58.80
1993 59.10
1994 64.30
1995 61.60
1996 59.50
1997 57.00
1999 55.30
2001 33.10
2002 30.10
2003 32.80
2004 34.90
2005 33.40
2006 31.60
2007 29.50
2008 27.10
2009 29.00
2010 49.00

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment