{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-long-working-hours-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-long-working-hours-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-long-working-hours-rate/","title":"Ireland Long Working Hours Rate (2025)","description":"Ireland's Long Working Hours Rate: 7.8 % of employed persons in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_QOE_3A2), 2018–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2018/2025","unit":"% of employed persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Long Working Hours Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_QOE_3A2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2018–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"8"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"7.8","unit":"% of employed persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"8","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Long Working Hours Rate"}],"observation_count":8,"observations":[{"period":"2018","value":10.2},{"period":"2019","value":10.4},{"period":"2020","value":9.8},{"period":"2021","value":9},{"period":"2022","value":9.4},{"period":"2023","value":8},{"period":"2024","value":7.7},{"period":"2025","value":7.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of employed persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"7.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"8.0","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"9.0","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"9.8","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"10.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"10.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of employed persons in Ireland who usually work 49+ hours per week. Compare to EU-27 average. 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 2018–2025 (8 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 10.4 % of employed persons in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 7.7 in 2024. The latest reading of 7.8 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}