Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ireland

Ireland: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2006
All-time low
0.9%
in 2013
Years of data
10
2004–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ireland, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.895 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.892 % of total workers in the service sector2006: 0.91 % of total workers in the service sector2007: 0.895 % of total workers in the service sector2008: 0.902 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.892 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.886 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.889 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 0.901 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.898 % of total workers in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the service sector.

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ireland stood at 0.9%.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ireland peaked at 0.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2013.

Ireland ranks 27th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Ireland, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% -0.4%
2006 0.9% +2.0%
2007 0.9% -1.6%
2008 0.9% +0.8%
2009 0.9% -1.2%
2013 0.9% -0.6%
2014 0.9% +0.3%
2015 0.9% +1.4%
2016 0.9% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 24 Belgium 0.9% compare
  2. 25 Austria 0.9% compare
  3. 26 Estonia 0.9% compare
  4. 28 Australia 0.9% compare
  5. 29 Puerto Rico 0.9%
  6. 30 Finland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ireland?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Ireland was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
How does Ireland rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Ireland ranks 27th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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