Migrants more likely to work but face higher poverty rates, ESRI study finds

Employment levels vary depending on place of birth, with European nationals born outside the EU displaying a lower likelihood of employment than Irish-born people. Picture: PA

Migrants in Ireland are more likely to be working than Irish-born people, but experience far higher rates of poverty — a fact which requires “urgent policy attention”.

New research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) indicates that, since 2022, migrant participation in Ireland’s labour market has been higher than that of those born in the country.