{"id":2550,"date":"2025-02-23T07:33:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T12:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/02\/23\/number-of-people-in-employment-hits-nearly-2-8-million\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T07:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T12:33:41","slug":"number-of-people-in-employment-hits-nearly-2-8-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/02\/23\/number-of-people-in-employment-hits-nearly-2-8-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of people in employment hits nearly 2.8 million"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The estimated number of people in employment in the fourth quarter of 2024 stood at just under 2.8 million, up 2.6% compared with the previous year, the Central Statistics Office’s latest Labour Force survey reveals.<\/p>\n

There was a slight quarterly fall in the numbers in employment, which decreased by 18,400, but there was also a corresponding quarterly fall in the number of people in the labour force.<\/p>\n

The employment rate in the fourth quarter of the last year was 74.3%, up 0.3 percentage points from 74.0% a year earlier.<\/p>\n

Today’s CSO figures also show there were 116,100 unemployed people, with an associated unemployment rate of 4%, down from 4.2% the previous year.<\/p>\n

The estimated total number of hours worked per week increased by 3.1 million hours or 3.8%.<\/p>\n

The largest increase in employment by sector was in human health & social work activities, which increased by 17,200 people, or 4.7%.<\/p>\n

There were also increases in areas such as construction and information & communication.<\/p>\n

The largest decrease in employment was in wholesale & retail trade, repair of motor vehicles & motorcycles, which was down 17,300, or 5%.<\/p>\n

There was also a decrease in employment in administrative & support service activities.<\/p>\n

The Minister for Employment Peter Burke said the figures show further employment growth.<\/p>\n

“The Irish labour market has shown outstanding progress in 2024, with key indicators reflecting a robust economy and increasing opportunities for workers across multiple industries.<\/p>\n

“Ireland’s workforce continues to expand, driving the nation\u2019s economic resilience and ensuring a brighter future for jobseekers across the regions,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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