10% of our labour force is at work across EU

One in 10 of Ireland’s workforce is working in another EU country, putting the Irish well ahead of the Poles and Lithuanians and reflecting the ongoing emigration.

A total of 196,800 Irish citizens were registered as working in another EU country last year, a higher percentage than from all the other countries except Romania, Portugal and Lithuania.

On the other hand, there were an almost equal number of other EU nationals working in Ireland at 200,400, making up close to 11% of the country’s workforce.