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Trade and Jobs: Ireland

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  • Ireland

Irish companies’ exports outside the EU are worth €393 billion in 2022. And this keeps 1.4 million workers in the EU busy.

  • Irish extra-EU exports support 675,000 jobs in Ireland.
  • Another 76,000 workers in Ireland are in jobs linked to exports from other EU countries to the world.
  • This means 30% of jobs in Ireland depend on extra-EU exports.
  • Irish extra-EU exports also support over 696,000 jobs in EU countries.
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EU exports support 38 million jobs in the EU

This is one of the many figures in a new report released today by the European Commission, showing just how important an open trade policy is for European employment.

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