{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-long-term-unemployment","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-long-term-unemployment","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-long-term-unemployment/","title":"Ireland Long-Term Unemployment (2025)","description":"Ireland's Long-Term Unemployment: 137.2 thousands of persons in 2025, +11.5% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"thousands of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Long-Term Unemployment","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_UGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"137.2","unit":"thousands of persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+11.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+11.5%","unit":"thousands of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Long-Term Unemployment"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":88.6},{"period":"2006","value":94.4},{"period":"2007","value":116.4},{"period":"2008","value":159.8},{"period":"2009","value":290.8},{"period":"2010","value":327.4},{"period":"2011","value":342.5},{"period":"2012","value":343.6},{"period":"2013","value":308.5},{"period":"2014","value":267.5},{"period":"2015","value":226.2},{"period":"2016","value":194.9},{"period":"2017","value":157.9},{"period":"2018","value":137.5},{"period":"2019","value":120.9},{"period":"2020","value":136.7},{"period":"2021","value":160.1},{"period":"2022","value":120.6},{"period":"2023","value":120.3},{"period":"2024","value":123},{"period":"2025","value":137.2}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousands of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"137.2","yoyChange":"+11.5%"},{"year":"2024","value":"123.0","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"120.3","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"120.6","yoyChange":"-24.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"160.1","yoyChange":"+17.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"136.7","yoyChange":"+13.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"120.9","yoyChange":"-12.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"137.5","yoyChange":"-12.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"157.9","yoyChange":"-19.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"194.9","yoyChange":"-13.8%"},{"year":"2015","value":"226.2","yoyChange":"-15.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"267.5","yoyChange":"-13.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"308.5","yoyChange":"-10.2%"},{"year":"2012","value":"343.6","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"342.5","yoyChange":"+4.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"327.4","yoyChange":"+12.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"290.8","yoyChange":"+82.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"159.8","yoyChange":"+37.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"116.4","yoyChange":"+23.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"94.4","yoyChange":"+6.5%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Ireland from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 343.6 thousands of persons in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 88.6 in 2005. The latest reading of 137.2 in 2025 represents a change of +14.2."}]}