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Ireland Unemployment Rate 2000s

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
5.41% decade average (2000-2009)

Ireland's unemployment rate during the 2000s ranged from 3.68% (2001) to 12.61% (2009), averaging 5.41% over 10 years of data.

2000s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2000 4.32% −1.60pp 56th
2001 3.68% −0.70pp 43rd
2002 4.22% +0.03pp 54th
2003 4.48% −0.26pp 53rd
2004 4.49% −0.35pp 54th
2005 4.24% −0.51pp 52nd
2006 4.36% −0.29pp 61st
2007 4.98% +0.21pp 80th
2008 6.77% +1.77pp 113th
2009 12.61% +5.81pp 154th