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Labour Force Survey Quarter 4 2022

Employment

LFS estimates were updated on 22nd Feb 2024 to incorporate updated population estimates for the period 2016 Q3 to 2023 Q3, based on the results of Census 2022. LFS results are updated in this way following each Census of Population. For further information see Background Notes.
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Employment

Employment up 40,500 (3.0%) for males and 28,100 (2.4%) for females in the year to Q4 2022

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2,574,500

Persons in employment in Q4 2022

- the highest figure for numbers in employment since the series began in 1998

using standard International Labour Organisation criteria

Source: CSO Ireland, Labour Force Survey Quarter 4 2022

Numbers Employed

Using standard International Labour Organisation (ILO) criteria, an estimated 2,574,500 persons were in employment in Q4 2022, up 2.7% (68,600) from 2,506,000 in Q4 2021.

The increase of 68,600 (+2.7%) in employment is composed of increases of 40,500 (+3.0%) for males and 28,100 (+2.4%) for females in the year to Q4 2022. See Table 2.1.

See Monthly Estimates of Payroll Employees using Administrative Data Sources outputs for supplementary employment analysis.

Table 2.1 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by Sex and ILO Economic Status

Table 2.1 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by sex and ILO Economic Status
'000
ILO Economic Status		Q4 20	Q3 21	Q4 21	Q1 22	Q2 22	Q3 22	Q4 22
Males
In labour force (Persons aged 15-89)		1,311.1	1,395.3	1,396.2	1,399.8	1,423.4	1,431.2	1,425.7
In employment (Persons aged 15-89)		1,232.3	1,316.7	1,328.1	1,331.0	1,360.2	1,371.8	1,368.5
full-time		1,099.9	1,149.6	1,152.4	1,162.2	1,190.4	1,197.8	1,194.8
part-time		132.4	167.1	175.7	168.9	169.8	173.9	173.7
of which:	part-time, not underemployed	88.8	121.5	135.3	131.6	126.0	133.0	135.6
	part-time, underemployed	43.5	45.6	40.4	37.3	43.8	41.0	38.2
Unemployed (Persons aged 15-74)		78.8	78.6	68.1	68.8	63.2	59.4	57.2
seeking full-time work/future job-starter		64.1	60.1	57.1	53.8	49.4	45.9	48.3
seeking part-time work		10.3	12.9	9.0	10.3	9.7	11.2	[6.9]
seeking work as self-employed		*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Not in labour force (Persons aged 15+)		648.7	582.7	590.2	594.1	582.2	589.6	609.2
Potential additional labour force		75.3	47.8	49.4	38.9	42.3	34.9	27.0
Others		573.4	534.9	540.8	555.2	539.9	554.7	582.2
Total males aged 15 or over		1,959.8	1,978.0	1,986.4	1,993.9	2,005.5	2,020.8	2,034.9
Unemployment rate % (Persons aged 15-74)		6.1	5.7	4.9	5.0	4.5	4.2	4.0
Participation rate % (Persons aged 15+)		66.9	70.5	70.3	70.2	71.0	70.8	70.1

Females
In labour force (Persons aged 15-89)		1,107.5	1,225.0	1,237.1	1,232.7	1,251.1	1,242.2	1,260.8
In employment (Persons aged 15-89)		1,044.5	1,154.5	1,177.9	1,174.7	1,194.4	1,182.5	1,206.0
full-time		753.1	788.3	802.6	810.9	820.1	820.9	825.4
part-time		291.5	366.3	375.3	363.9	374.3	361.6	380.6
of which:	part-time, not underemployed	236.1	301.7	305.5	301.0	303.3	293.3	316.3
	part-time, underemployed	55.4	64.5	69.8	62.9	70.9	68.3	64.3
Unemployed (Persons aged 15-74)		63.0	70.5	59.2	58.0	56.7	59.7	54.8
seeking full-time work/future job-starter		38.3	42.9	33.6	35.4	34.5	35.1	34.2
seeking part-time work		22.2	26.2	23.7	19.6	19.5	23.1	18.0
seeking work as self-employed		*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Not in labour force (Persons aged 15+)		924.4	825.0	821.6	836.9	842.6	865.5	864.1
Potential additional labour force		97.7	58.2	54.1	42.0	42.2	38.2	32.8
Others		826.7	766.7	767.5	794.8	800.4	827.3	831.3
Total females aged 15 or over		2,031.9	2,050.0	2,058.7	2,069.5	2,093.7	2,107.7	2,124.9
Unemployment rate % (Persons aged 15-74)		5.7	5.8	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.8	4.4
Participation rate % (Persons aged 15+)		54.5	59.8	60.1	59.6	59.8	58.9	59.3

All persons
In labour force (Persons aged 15-89)		2,418.5	2,620.3	2,633.3	2,632.5	2,674.5	2,673.4	2,686.5
In employment (Persons aged 15-89)		2,276.8	2,471.2	2,506.0	2,505.8	2,554.6	2,554.3	2,574.5
full-time		1,853.0	1,937.9	1,955.0	1,973.0	2,010.5	2,018.8	2,020.2
part-time		423.8	533.3	551.0	532.8	544.1	535.5	554.3
of which:	part-time, not underemployed	324.9	423.2	440.8	432.6	429.3	426.2	451.9
	part-time, underemployed	98.9	110.1	110.2	100.2	114.7	109.3	102.4
Unemployed (Persons aged 15-74)		141.7	149.1	127.4	126.7	119.9	119.1	112.0
seeking full-time work/future job-starter		102.4	103.0	90.8	89.2	84.0	81.0	82.4
seeking part-time work		32.5	39.1	32.7	30.0	29.2	34.3	25.0
seeking work as self-employed		[6.8]	[6.9]	*	[7.6]	[6.7]	*	*
Not in labour force (Persons aged 15+)		1,573.1	1,407.7	1,411.8	1,431.0	1,424.8	1,455.1	1,473.3
Potential additional labour force		173.1	106.0	103.5	81.0	84.4	73.1	59.9
Others		1,400.0	1,301.7	1,308.3	1,350.0	1,340.4	1,382.0	1,413.5
Total persons aged 15 or over		3,991.6	4,028.1	4,045.1	4,063.5	4,099.3	4,128.5	4,159.9
Unemployment rate % (Persons aged 15-74)		5.9	5.7	4.9	4.8	4.5	4.5	4.2
Participation rate % (Persons aged 15+)		60.6	65.1	65.1	64.8	65.2	64.8	64.6

Employment rate % (Persons aged 15-64)
Male		72.2	76.4	76.9	77.2	78.4	78.8	78.0
Female		61.8	68.0	69.1	68.6	68.8	67.8	68.5
Total persons		67.0	72.2	73.0	72.8	73.5	73.2	73.2
¹ Estimates for number of persons where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are too small to be considered reliable. These estimates are presented with an asterisk (*)
² Where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution. These cells are presented with parentheses [ ]

Open in Excel: Labour Force Survey Quarter 4 2022 Table 2.1 (XLS 44KB)

59.9%

Employment rate for persons aged 60-64 in Q4 2022

up from a pre-pandemic rate of 54.3% in Q4 2019

Source: CSO Ireland, Labour Force Survey Quarter 4 2022

Employment Rates

The employment rate for those aged 15-64 was 73.2% in Q4 2022 compared to 73.0% in Q4 2021 and 67.0% in Q4 2020. In Q4 2022, the employment rate for males aged 15-64 years was 78.0%, compared to 68.5% for females.

Looking at the rates by age group, the employment rate was lowest among those aged 15-19 years (27.1%) and highest among those aged 35-44 years (84.2%). The rate of youth employment, those aged 15-24, stood at 46.7%; slightly higher for females (47.1%) than for males (46.2%). See Tables 2.1 and 2.2.

Table 2.2 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by key Economic Rates, Sex and Age Group

Table 2.2 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by key economic rates, sex, age group and quarter
%
		Employment rate (15-64)			Unemployment rate (15-74)			Participation rate (15+)
		Q4 20	Q4 21	Q4 22	Q4 20	Q4 21	Q4 22	Q4 20	Q4 21	Q4 22
Males
	15-19	16.3	25.2	25.3	18.1	15.0	10.6	19.9	29.7	28.3
	20-24	56.6	67.8	68.5	12.1	9.0	9.0	64.3	74.5	75.3
	Total 15-24 (Youths)	35.9	46.0	46.2	13.6	10.8	9.5	41.6	51.6	51.1
	25-34	81.0	87.9	85.8	8.3	5.7	5.4	88.3	93.2	90.7
	35-44	87.2	89.3	91.4	4.3	3.8	2.6	91.1	92.9	93.9
	45-54	84.5	86.5	88.7	4.4	3.3	2.6	88.4	89.5	91.1
	55-59	76.5	81.9	80.7	4.2	3.5	3.3	79.9	84.8	83.5
	60-64	60.3	62.2	69.9	6.3	5.3	2.8	64.3	65.8	71.9
	65-74	:	:	:	1.3	1.9	1.5	26.7	30.5	26.8
	75+	:	:	:	:	:	:	8.2	8.0	7.4
	Total males	72.2	76.9	78.0	6.1	4.9	4.0	66.9	70.3	70.1

Females
	15-19	13.6	30.6	29.1	22.2	14.7	12.5	17.5	35.9	33.2
	20-24	56.1	69.9	65.9	12.8	7.2	6.9	64.3	75.3	70.8
	Total 15-24 (Youths)	34.3	49.9	47.1	14.9	9.7	8.7	40.3	55.2	51.6
	25-34	72.3	81.0	79.0	6.5	3.3	4.0	77.4	83.8	82.3
	35-44	72.6	77.5	77.4	4.0	4.2	3.9	75.6	80.9	80.6
	45-54	71.3	74.3	75.7	3.6	3.9	3.2	73.9	77.3	78.2
	55-59	63.9	68.5	67.4	4.1	4.2	4.0	66.6	71.5	70.2
	60-64	42.5	49.5	50.4	4.5	6.2	3.6	44.5	52.8	52.3
	65-74	:	:	:	2.5	2.5	2.5	11.7	13.3	13.4
	75+	:	:	:	:	:	:	2.0	1.6	1.7
	Total females	61.8	69.1	68.5	5.7	4.8	4.4	54.5	60.1	59.3

All persons
	15-19	15.0	27.8	27.1	20.0	14.8	11.6	18.7	32.7	30.7
	20-24	56.3	68.8	67.2	12.4	8.1	8.0	64.3	74.9	73.1
	Total 15-24 (Youths)	35.1	47.9	46.7	14.2	10.2	9.1	41.0	53.3	51.4
	25-34	76.6	84.4	82.4	7.4	4.6	4.8	82.8	88.5	86.5
	35-44	79.7	83.2	84.2	4.1	4.0	3.2	83.1	86.7	87.0
	45-54	77.8	80.3	82.1	4.0	3.6	2.9	81.1	83.3	84.5
	55-59	70.1	75.1	73.9	4.1	3.8	3.6	73.1	78.1	76.7
	60-64	51.2	55.8	59.9	5.6	5.7	3.1	54.3	59.2	61.9
	65-74	:	:	:	1.7	2.1	1.9	19.1	21.8	20.0
	75+	:	:	:	:	:	:	4.7	4.4	4.3
	Total persons	67.0	73.0	73.2	5.9	4.9	4.2	60.6	65.1	64.6
¹ : Not applicable

Open in Excel: Labour Force Survey Quarter 4 2022 Table 2.2 (XLS 43KB)

Economic Sector

The economic sectors that saw the largest year-on-year growth in Q4 2022 were:

Administrative & Support Service Activities sector which increased by 14,500 or 15.2% in the year to Q4 2022
Transportation & Storage sector, which increased by 7,500 or 7.1%
Accommodation & Food Service Activities sector increased by 8,700 or 5.4% in the year to Q4 2022
Human Health & Social Work Activities sector increased by 16,900 or 5.3%

The largest decreases in the number of persons in employment in the year to Q4 2022 were in:

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing sector, which decreased by 6,100 or -5.7%
Education sector – which was down 6,700 or -3.2%
Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities, which fell by 2,600 or -1.5%
Information and Communication, which saw a decrease of 2,200 or -1.3% year-on-year.

Most economic sectors had greater numbers in employment in Q4 2022 when compared to pre-pandemic levels in Q4 2019 except for the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing sector, which is 5.6% lower; Accommodation & Food Service Activities sector, which remains 4.8% lower than in Q4 2019; and the Administrative & Support Service Activities sector, which is 1.7% lower. See Table 2.3.

Table 2.3 Persons aged 15-89 years in employment (ILO) classified by sex and NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector

Table 2.3 Persons aged 15-89 years in employment (ILO) classified by sex and NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector
'000
Economic sector (NACE Rev.2)		Q4 20	Q3 21	Q4 21	Q1 22	Q2 22	Q3 22	Q4 22
Males
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	89.4	92.0	92.2	88.1	90.9	82.8	83.4

B-F	Total Industry	334.1	347.2	359.8	363.7	374.2	383.1	372.6
B-E	Industry	207.6	213.0	216.0	216.7	222.4	227.8	226.3
F	Construction	126.5	134.3	143.8	147.0	151.8	155.3	146.3

G-U	Total Services	807.1	874.4	872.6	874.2	890.2	900.7	907.0
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	161.5	153.7	159.6	153.4	164.5	162.8	161.0
H	Transportation and storage	84.8	86.0	82.1	92.0	89.0	87.5	88.5
I	Accommodation and food service activities	60.5	81.4	65.2	67.0	72.9	77.1	85.3
J	Information and communication	98.7	101.7	114.2	114.8	114.8	111.1	108.6
K-L	Financial, insurance and real estate activities	61.8	70.4	71.9	70.3	66.8	69.2	69.6
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	79.9	89.3	87.4	84.8	90.8	97.6	99.3
N	Administrative and support service activities	48.8	62.9	56.4	58.6	61.0	66.3	59.5
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	57.9	57.8	61.5	61.1	59.1	64.1	67.3
P	Education	52.2	57.2	59.5	56.0	57.3	51.9	53.1
Q	Human health and social work activities	63.0	66.5	65.6	70.9	71.2	70.8	72.2
R-U	Other NACE activities	37.9	47.5	49.3	45.3	42.7	42.4	42.6
Not stated		*	*	*	*	[4.8]	*	*
Total males		1,232.3	1,316.7	1,328.1	1,331.0	1,360.2	1,371.8	1,368.5

Females
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	16.7	15.0	14.6	15.5	14.9	11.8	17.3

B-F	Total Industry	97.7	106.2	112.5	110.9	114.3	118.3	113.6
B-E	Industry	89.2	94.1	98.1	98.5	98.8	102.6	96.7
F	Construction	8.5	12.1	14.5	12.3	15.5	15.7	16.9

G-U	Total Services	927.7	1,031.5	1,046.8	1,046.0	1,061.0	1,047.2	1,071.3
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	151.4	157.0	146.4	148.4	156.7	152.5	159.4
H	Transportation and storage	21.8	22.7	23.5	21.2	21.9	21.0	24.6
I	Accommodation and food service activities	64.1	95.3	96.5	95.6	95.3	92.9	85.1
J	Information and communication	40.0	45.7	52.6	48.8	50.1	48.4	56.0
K-L	Financial, insurance and real estate activities	62.5	67.5	60.9	65.0	64.1	58.2	63.1
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	64.6	75.6	85.8	77.5	75.8	68.2	71.4
N	Administrative and support service activities	32.0	40.2	39.1	43.7	45.0	44.6	50.4
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	63.3	66.4	72.3	72.6	68.1	68.1	70.2
P	Education	141.4	151.1	152.0	154.9	158.2	154.4	151.8
Q	Human health and social work activities	227.6	239.9	254.0	254.3	259.9	265.7	264.3
R-U	Other NACE activities	59.1	70.1	63.7	64.0	65.9	73.2	75.1
Not stated		*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Total females		1,044.5	1,154.5	1,177.9	1,174.7	1,194.4	1,182.5	1,206.0

All persons
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	106.1	107.0	106.8	103.5	105.8	94.6	100.8

B-F	Total Industry	431.8	453.4	472.4	474.6	488.4	501.4	486.2
B-E	Industry	296.8	307.1	314.1	315.2	321.1	330.4	323.0
F	Construction	135.0	146.3	158.3	159.3	167.3	171.0	163.2

G-U	Total Services	1,734.9	1,905.9	1,919.4	1,920.2	1,951.3	1,947.9	1,978.4
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	312.9	310.8	306.0	301.9	321.2	315.3	320.3
H	Transportation and storage	106.6	108.7	105.5	113.2	110.9	108.5	113.1
I	Accommodation and food service activities	124.6	176.7	161.7	162.6	168.2	170.0	170.4
J	Information and communication	138.7	147.3	166.8	163.6	164.9	159.5	164.6
K-L	Financial, insurance and real estate activities	124.3	137.9	132.8	135.3	130.9	127.4	132.7
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	144.6	164.9	173.3	162.3	166.7	165.7	170.7
N	Administrative and support service activities	80.8	103.1	95.5	102.3	105.9	110.9	110.0
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	121.3	124.2	133.8	133.7	127.2	132.2	137.5
P	Education	193.6	208.3	211.5	211.0	215.5	206.3	204.9
Q	Human health and social work activities	290.6	306.4	319.6	325.2	331.1	336.6	336.5
R-U	Other NACE activities	97.0	117.6	113.0	109.3	108.6	115.6	117.7
Not stated		*	*	[7.4]	[7.5]	9.1	10.4	[9.2]
Total persons		2,276.8	2,471.2	2,506.0	2,505.8	2,554.6	2,554.3	2,574.5
¹ Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution.
²An asterisk (*) indicates that estimates for numbers of persons or averages where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are not produced as estimates are too small to be considered reliable.

Open in Excel: Labour Force Survey Quarter 4 2022 Table 2.3 (XLS 48KB)

Employment Status

The number of employees increased by 65,200 (+3.0%) in the year to Q4 2022 to 2,219,700, while the number of self-employed increased by 5,400 (+1.6%) to 331,800.

The increase in overall employment of 68,600 in the year to Q4 2022 was made up of 65,300 (+3.3%) persons in full-time employment and 3,300 (+0.6%) persons in part-time employment. See Tables 2.1 and 2.4.

Table 2.4 Persons aged 15 – 89 years in employment (ILO) classified by sex and employment status

NUTS 3 Regions

Employment increased over the year in all NUTS 3 regions except for the Midland region, which decreased by 0.7%. The Mid-East region saw the largest percentage increase at 5.7%, followed by the Border region at 5.3%. See Table 2.5.

Table 2.5 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions and ILO Economic Status

Table 2.5 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions and ILO Economic Status
'000
Region		Q4 20	Q3 21	Q4 21	Q1 22	Q2 22	Q3 22	Q4 22
Northern and Western
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	393.2	428.3	423.1	429.0	436.4	437.2	442.3
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	16.4	18.8	18.7	18.3	17.4	22.4	18.1
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	409.6	447.1	441.8	447.3	453.8	459.6	460.4
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.1	3.9	4.9	4.0
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	58.3	63.0	61.9	62.3	62.7	62.8	62.5
Border
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	175.5	196.7	191.1	193.6	199.3	200.0	201.3
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	[8.2]	[7.5]	[7.4]	[9.8]	[8.0]	11.4	[9.3]
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	183.7	204.3	198.5	203.4	207.3	211.4	210.6
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	4.5	3.7	3.8	4.8	3.9	5.4	4.5
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	56.5	62.0	59.9	60.9	61.6	62.0	61.6
West
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	217.7	231.6	232.1	235.5	237.1	237.2	241.0
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	[8.2]	11.3	11.2	[8.5]	[9.4]	11.0	[8.8]
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	225.9	242.9	243.3	243.9	246.4	248.2	249.8
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	3.7	4.7	4.7	3.5	3.8	4.5	3.6
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	59.8	63.8	63.6	63.5	63.7	63.4	63.3

Southern
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	723.3	792.3	799.4	801.0	821.6	822.7	822.3
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	51.2	48.2	38.7	36.3	41.9	33.1	34.5
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	774.5	840.4	838.0	837.4	863.5	855.8	856.8
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	6.7	5.8	4.6	4.4	4.9	3.9	4.0
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	58.5	63.1	62.8	62.3	63.7	62.7	62.2
Mid-West
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	211.3	232.1	239.7	230.5	245.8	239.5	240.0
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	16.5	17.1	11.3	10.3	11.0	11.2	11.0
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	227.8	249.3	250.9	240.8	256.8	250.8	251.0
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	7.3	7.0	4.5	4.3	4.3	4.5	4.4
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	57.8	62.8	63.0	60.3	63.8	61.9	61.3
South-East
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	188.1	200.8	205.6	204.4	209.3	216.9	213.5
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	12.0	[12.4]	14.3	12.9	[12.2]	[8.4]	[12.1]
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	200.1	213.2	219.9	217.3	221.4	225.3	225.6
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	6.0	5.8	6.5	6.0	5.5	3.8	5.4
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	56.7	60.2	62.0	60.6	61.2	61.8	61.4
South-West
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	323.8	359.3	354.1	366.1	366.6	366.3	368.8
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	22.7	18.6	13.0	13.1	18.7	13.4	11.4
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	346.6	377.9	367.2	379.2	385.3	379.7	380.1
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	6.6	5.0	3.6	3.5	4.9	3.6	3.0
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	60.1	65.1	63.0	64.8	65.2	63.7	63.2

Eastern and Midland
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	1,160.3	1,250.6	1,283.5	1,275.7	1,296.6	1,294.4	1,309.9
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	74.1	82.1	70.0	72.1	60.6	63.6	59.4
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	1,234.4	1,332.8	1,353.5	1,347.8	1,357.2	1,358.0	1,369.4
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	6.0	6.2	5.2	5.4	4.5	4.7	4.4
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	62.8	67.1	67.8	67.3	67.2	66.9	66.9
Dublin
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	685.2	747.9	768.5	762.8	774.1	771.3	775.5
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	47.0	49.4	42.7	46.5	37.3	40.4	37.9
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	732.2	797.3	811.2	809.3	811.4	811.7	813.4
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	6.4	6.2	5.3	5.8	4.6	5.0	4.7
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	63.3	68.2	69.1	68.6	68.4	68.1	67.7
Mid-East
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	335.6	360.1	364.2	363.3	369.5	374.3	384.8
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	18.3	23.5	20.3	18.2	19.1	15.9	16.1
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	353.9	383.6	384.4	381.5	388.6	390.1	400.8
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	5.2	6.2	5.3	4.8	4.9	4.1	4.0
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	61.9	66.3	66.1	65.4	65.6	65.5	67.0
Midland
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	139.5	142.6	150.8	149.7	153.0	148.8	149.7
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	[8.8]	[9.2]	[7.1]	[7.4]	*	[7.3]	*
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	148.3	151.8	157.9	157.1	157.2	156.2	155.1
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	6.0	6.1	4.5	4.7	2.7	4.7	3.5
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	62.6	63.4	65.9	65.6	65.0	64.3	63.1

State
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	2,276.8	2,471.2	2,506.0	2,505.8	2,554.6	2,554.3	2,574.5
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	141.7	149.1	127.4	126.7	119.9	119.1	112.0
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	2,418.5	2,620.3	2,633.3	2,632.5	2,674.5	2,673.4	2,686.5
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	5.9	5.7	4.9	4.8	4.5	4.5	4.2
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	60.6	65.1	65.1	64.8	65.2	64.8	64.6
¹The composition of the NUTS regions changed in 2016 and took effect for the LFS survey from Q1 2018. Data from Q1 2012 to Q4 2017 was revised to reflect these changes. Please see background notes of the Q1 2018 LFS release for additional information.
²Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution.
³An asterisk * indicates that estimates for numbers of persons or averages where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are not produced as estimates are too small to be considered reliable.

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Table 2.4 Persons aged 15-89 years in employment (ILO) classified by sex and employment status
'000
Employment status		Q4 20	Q3 21	Q4 21	Q1 22	Q2 22	Q3 22	Q4 22
Males
	Self employed (with paid employees)	74.5	69.4	75.9	73.6	78.3	76.5	81.1
	Self employed (with no paid employees)	165.4	179.4	168.0	167.8	181.4	175.7	165.0
	Total self employed	239.9	248.8	243.9	241.4	259.7	252.1	246.1
	Employee	986.6	1,057.2	1,071.4	1,078.1	1,089.2	1,109.3	1,111.5
	Assisting relative	[5.8]	10.7	12.9	11.6	11.3	10.4	10.9
	Total males	1,232.3	1,316.7	1,328.1	1,331.0	1,360.2	1,371.8	1,368.5

Females
	Self employed (with paid employees)	26.8	23.8	25.0	23.3	21.3	22.9	21.7
	Self employed (with no paid employees)	59.1	64.5	57.6	60.7	59.9	60.2	64.0
	Total self employed	85.9	88.2	82.6	84.0	81.3	83.1	85.7
	Employee	951.4	1,058.4	1,083.1	1,079.9	1,102.9	1,088.4	1,108.2
	Assisting relative	7.2	7.9	12.2	10.9	10.3	11.0	12.1
	Total females	1,044.5	1,154.5	1,177.9	1,174.7	1,194.4	1,182.5	1,206.0

All persons
	Self employed (with paid employees)	101.3	93.2	100.9	96.8	99.7	99.4	102.9
	Self employed (with no paid employees)	224.5	243.9	225.6	228.6	241.3	235.8	229.0
	Total self employed	325.8	337.0	326.5	325.4	341.0	335.2	331.8
	Employee	1,938.0	2,115.6	2,154.5	2,158.0	2,192.0	2,197.7	2,219.7
	Assisting relative	13.0	18.6	25.0	22.4	21.6	21.4	23.0
	Total persons	2,276.8	2,471.2	2,506.0	2,505.8	2,554.6	2,554.3	2,574.5
¹ Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution.