in the country reaching 74.4 percent in the same quarter. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the
in Ireland climbed to 7.7 percent in March 2021, but has since fallen to more usual levels, with an unemployment rate of 4.3 percent reported in August 2024. In this month, there were approximately 124,600
at 10.7 percent, down from 20.5 percent in April 2021.
Irish labor market remains robust in 2024
In general, the Irish Labor Market has been quite stable in the last few years, with other issues such as housing and inflation currently seen as far more
important issues for Irish residents. In April 2024, just three percent of people in Ireland thought that
unemployment was an important issue, down from 19 percent in March 2021. The relative health of the labor market is also reflected in the number of
job vacancies, which, while down from a peak of 34,900 in the second quarter of 2022, was still above pre-pandemic levels in 2024. Compared with other countries in the European Union, Ireland was comfortably in the bottom half of countries ranked by their
unemployment rates in 2024.
Industry sectors in Ireland's labor market
Approximately 376,600 people were employed in Ireland's human health and social activities
sector in the second quarter of 2024, the most of any sector in that quarter. Other sectors with high levels of employment included wholesale and retail trade, at 314,600 workers, and education at 233,200 workers, while there were around 341,800 workers working across traditional industry sectors such as manufacturing and construction. Among industry sectors, the highest
average wages were in information and communication, at around 1,660 euros per week, while earnings were lowest accommodation and food services, at around 452 euros per week. While weekly
wages in Ireland grew by approximately 5.6 percent year-on-year in Q2 2024,
wage growth was strongest in the construction industry, with earnings growing by 11.8 percent, and weakest in arts and entertainment professions, at just 1.4 percent.
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