Unemployment Rate fell 16.1% to 4.97% in Ireland in 2021, according to .
Historically, Unemployment Rate in Ireland reached an all time high of 18.8% in 1987 and an all time low of 3.68% in 2001. When compared to Ireland's main peers, Unemployment Rate in Canada amounted to 6.29%, 7.82% in France, 3.75% in Iceland and 4.50% in United Kingdom in 2021.
Ireland has been ranked 63rd within the group of 102 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment Rate, 41 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment Rate | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Australia | % | 5.59% | 5.30% | 5.16% | 6.61% | 4.92% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 7.09% | 5.95% | 5.36% | 6.01% | 6.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 6.34% | 5.83% | 5.66% | 9.48% | 6.29% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 5.83% | 5.13% | 5.02% | 5.66% | 5.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 9.41% | 9.02% | 8.44% | 8.62% | 7.82% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 3.75% | 3.38% | 3.14% | 4.31% | 3.27% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 2.74% | 2.70% | 3.51% | 5.01% | 3.75% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 6.71% | 5.74% | 4.95% | 5.92% | 4.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 11.2% | 10.6% | 9.95% | 9.31% | 10.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 3.42% | 3.28% | 3.48% | 4.71% | 3.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 4.16% | 3.80% | 3.69% | 4.62% | 3.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 17.2% | 15.3% | 14.1% | 15.7% | 14.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 6.72% | 6.37% | 6.83% | 8.45% | 6.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 4.36% | 3.90% | 3.67% | 8.31% | 3.61% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 4.33% | 4.00% | 3.74% | 4.34% | 4.50% |
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