Employment At Over 74%, Highest Level Since Records Began

Thursday, 24 August 2023 15:26

By Caoimhe Harney

Records began in 1998

The employment rate is at its highest level since records began at 74.2%.

Figures for the second quarter of 2023 show the number of people in employment was 2-million 643-thousand.

The Central Statistics Office today published the Labour Force Survey for Quarter 2 2023.

It shows the employment rate of over 74 per cent , the highest since records began in 1998.

The number of people employed increased by 88,400 or 3.5 per cent to 2 million six hundred and forty three thousand in the 12 months to the second quarter.

The sector that saw the largest growth in employment in the year was in Public Administration and Defence, up 11.2 per cent.

There was a decrease in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector , down 6.3 per cent.

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