{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-usually-works-from-home-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-usually-works-from-home-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-usually-works-from-home-rate/","title":"Ireland Usually Works from Home Rate (2025)","description":"Ireland's Usually Works from Home Rate: 19.3 % of employed persons in 2025, -1.3pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_EHOMP), 2002–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2002/2025","unit":"% of employed persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Usually Works from Home Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_EHOMP/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2002–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"19.3","unit":"% of employed persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Usually Works from Home Rate"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2002","value":11.2},{"period":"2003","value":10.2},{"period":"2004","value":9.6},{"period":"2005","value":9.7},{"period":"2006","value":7.6},{"period":"2007","value":7.2},{"period":"2008","value":7.4},{"period":"2009","value":7.9},{"period":"2010","value":7.7},{"period":"2011","value":7.7},{"period":"2012","value":5.2},{"period":"2013","value":4.4},{"period":"2014","value":3.8},{"period":"2015","value":4.1},{"period":"2016","value":3.7},{"period":"2017","value":5.4},{"period":"2018","value":7.1},{"period":"2019","value":7.5},{"period":"2020","value":21.7},{"period":"2021","value":32.2},{"period":"2022","value":25.6},{"period":"2023","value":21.8},{"period":"2024","value":20.6},{"period":"2025","value":19.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of employed persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"19.3","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"20.6","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"21.8","yoyChange":"-3.8pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"25.6","yoyChange":"-6.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"32.2","yoyChange":"+10.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"21.7","yoyChange":"+14.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"7.1","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"4.4","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"5.2","yoyChange":"-2.5pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"7.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of employed persons in Ireland who usually work from home. Show trend from 2002, highlight COVID spike, and compare to the 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 2002–2025 (24 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 32.2 % of employed persons in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.7 in 2016. The latest reading of 19.3 in 2025 represents a change of -1.3pp."}]}