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Quarterly National Accounts Quarter 1 2025 Provisional

Compensation of Employees

Compensation of Employees increased by 0.9% in Q1 2025

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CSO statistical release, 05 June 2025, 11am

Table 7.1 Compensation of Employees by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q1 2025¹
	Amount €m	Quarterly % change
Public Admin, Education and Health	9,495	-2.7
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	5,903	-2.5
Professional, Admin and Support Services	5,294	0.8
Industry (excl. Construction)	4,199	-2.5
Information and Communication	3,908	22.4
Financial and Insurance Activities	2,623	2.4
Construction	1,545	-2.4
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	728	1.3
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	366	10.4
Real Estate Activities	309	5.5
Total	34,370	0.9
¹Constant Market Prices, seasonally adjusted

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On a seasonally adjusted basis, total Compensation of Employees at constant market prices increased by 0.9% in the first quarter of 2025, in part driven by a 22.4% increase in Information and Communication.

`-	Constant	Current
2019Q1	1.42865472527074	3.25430794762944
2019Q2	0.447970809288378	1.89613523711689
2019Q3	0.59538493470026	0.250264530148825
2019Q4	0.748245467828812	3.21676741393921
2020Q1	-1.2886765997879	0.771825835365503
2020Q2	-12.5225611161109	-12.4650970067291
2020Q3	14.4693416604145	7.81820324359639
2020Q4	-1.9042671613498	7.88863128053403
2021Q1	-1.27763153089686	-3.10472686135369
2021Q2	5.82653557571466	5.45492248559523
2021Q3	2.92854217307716	4.90835252515021
2021Q4	3.16463934979894	3.56076113881743
2022Q1	2.3515684662224	-0.677930017996531
2022Q2	0.208833148167997	2.82325724125929
2022Q3	1.05082763205691	1.96915888991858
2022Q4	0.751636564923475	2.54417793274133
2023Q1	1.59732948224249	5.02773203559601
2023Q2	0.575809662594162	1.35561991842605
2023Q3	0.250087228422702	0.215977951797086
2023Q4	0.117033434177216	2.91997332358502
2024Q1	1.97156315996239	2.94076850690006
2024Q2	0.593284113643988	0.0373374324313724
2024Q3	0.389695215737818	0.383126338658046
2024Q4	-0.856909915485227	3.03838140943409
2025Q1	0.934733307078339	3.44617127289302

Column1	Q1 2025	Q1 2024
Public Admin, Education and Health	9.886597467	9.550499019
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	5.845949457	6.354252408
Professional, Admin and Support Services	5.343456443	5.496121516
Industry (excl. Construction)	4.30890938	4.433220331
Information and Communication	3.77437709	3.137169691
Financial and Insurance Activities	2.69941357	2.504783877
Construction	1.521580645	1.512177072
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	0.742275785	0.76867538
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	0.371981815	0.310102969
Real Estate Activities	0.342572066	0.232432482

On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, Compensation of Employees at constant market prices increased by 1.6% in Q1 2025 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

	Foreign	Domestic
Q1 2020	9.1460718896	18.6052281446
Q2 2020	8.1109196042	16.0302876123
Q3 2020	8.0322988137	17.6271371348
Q4 2020	8.8192464101	19.7317902728
Q1 2021	9.3887739527	17.9631010452
Q2 2021	9.1344784335	19.5598259222
Q3 2021	8.8771793642	20.8396932338
Q4 2021	9.6133449376	21.895703555
Q1 2022	11.0199016038	20.1707655753
Q2 2022	10.4898447105	21.3612284203
Q3 2022	10.2569721647	21.6491265284
Q4 2022	10.660012488	22.9827196905
Q1 2023	12.4938438765	22.9573830232
Q2 2023	11.7525270695	23.7205485919
Q3 2023	11.1873473273	23.7137782066
Q4 2023	11.7296900373	24.995295026
Q1 2024	13.3538201278	25.0493450569
Q2 2024	12.3783254491	25.3306847224
Q3 2024	11.6851776925	25.3465138809
Q4 2024	12.5089091235	26.3938789156
Q1 2025	14.0888956716	26.878340775

In Q1 2025, €26.8 billion was compensated to employees of Irish-owned enterprises, while €14 billion was paid to those employed in foreign-owned enterprises.

Foreign-owned enterprises are identified by using institutional sector codes which are outlined in The European System of Accounts. Institutional units are any unit that has autonomy of decision and/or a complete set of accounts. Foreign controlled enterprises are any unit with the following institutional sector code: S.11003, S.12203, S.12303, S.12403, S.12503, S.12603, S.12703, S.12803 and S.12903. The foreign/domestic split is calculated using PMOD company level data.

The Labour market division in the CSO publish a labour market churn report each quarter and have recently started publishing this analysis at enterprise ownership level. (See: Employment and Earnings Insights by Nationality of Enterprise Ownership - CSO - Central Statistics Office). Labour market churn gives a view of employment in the economy while also capturing the dynamic nature of labour mobility and churn across time. Payroll records from Revenue’s PAYE modernisation provide information on new hirings, job stayers, and leavers to estimate the overall jobs churn in the economy. Total employment estimates from this analysis are included in table 7.6 alongside Compensation of Employees. In Q1 2025, there were 2.1 million employees in Irish-owned enterprises, with a total remuneration of €26.8 billion.

Column1	Q1 2025	Q1 2024
Public Admin, Education and Health	737.3850224283	700.4817076389
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	559.5770203932	554.2200494763
Industry (excl. Construction)	313.276388619	305.5949355058
Professional, Admin and Support Services	247.6701196874	255.4149798106
Information and Communication	171.0187017607	156.4435762852
Financial and Insurance Activities	129.926875868	117.5736039474
Construction	126.1497847961	121.2431068227
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	88.0397297159	90.8014807501
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	32.1546249021	26.6760920453
Real Estate Activities	12.2086940488	8.6419820611

Table 7.2 Compensation of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector² of Origin at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)

Table 7.2 Compensation of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)²												€million
Period	Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	Industry (excl. Construction)	of which Manufacturing	Construction	Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	Information and Communication	Financial and Insurance Activities	Real Estate Activities	Professional, Admin and Support Services	Public Admin, Education and Health	Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	Total
2019	1,192	15,241	13,713	5,256	22,919	9,546	7,938	877	17,076	31,782	2,973	114,261
2020	1,130	15,212	13,896	4,440	20,290	9,875	8,549	887	16,712	30,953	2,269	110,087
2021	1,278	15,737	14,424	4,819	21,002	11,360	8,893	1,012	17,804	34,064	2,485	118,270
2022	1,170	17,210	15,486	6,104	23,591	12,798	9,624	1,094	18,673	35,524	2,803	128,591
2023	1,263	16,812	15,177	6,044	25,093	13,029	9,653	846	20,433	36,874	3,000	133,047
2024	1,329	17,240	15,074	6,227	25,199	13,093	9,887	1,084	21,613	38,270	2,903	136,844

2019
Q1	295	3,840	3,451	1,241	5,788	2,293	1,950	218	4,333	8,124	720	28,664
Q2	313	3,791	3,359	1,339	5,754	2,378	2,007	237	4,343	8,043	770	28,831
Q3	274	3,908	3,539	1,342	5,725	2,528	2,011	214	4,185	7,388	745	28,195
Q4	311	3,701	3,364	1,334	5,652	2,347	1,970	208	4,215	8,226	739	28,572
2020
Q1	312	3,776	3,450	1,272	5,678	2,401	2,092	223	4,457	8,097	717	28,898
Q2	247	3,450	3,140	704	4,071	2,488	2,329	212	4,031	7,542	353	25,465
Q3	281	4,037	3,648	1,262	5,473	2,447	2,099	235	4,296	7,225	724	27,988
Q4	290	3,949	3,658	1,201	5,068	2,540	2,029	217	3,927	8,089	474	27,738
2021
Q1	310	4,081	3,810	951	4,612	2,731	2,180	189	4,122	8,493	433	28,089
Q2	356	4,076	3,745	1,162	5,118	2,724	2,300	237	4,534	8,899	585	29,953
Q3	304	3,781	3,411	1,331	5,735	2,803	2,116	315	4,526	7,876	735	29,433
Q4	307	3,799	3,457	1,376	5,537	3,102	2,297	271	4,623	8,797	732	30,795
2022
Q1	281	4,170	3,777	1,481	5,814	3,303	2,434	346	4,761	9,166	716	32,460
Q2	315	4,342	3,913	1,521	6,020	3,232	2,428	238	4,726	8,961	684	32,462
Q3	273	4,446	3,981	1,603	5,796	3,142	2,335	239	4,624	8,368	705	31,553
Q4	301	4,252	3,815	1,499	5,961	3,120	2,427	271	4,562	9,029	697	32,116
2023
Q1	287	4,499	4,106	1,492	6,069	3,296	2,465	252	5,032	9,533	731	33,656
Q2	284	4,200	3,790	1,609	6,348	3,371	2,510	163	5,302	9,295	737	33,818
Q3	377	4,234	3,804	1,548	6,197	3,407	2,369	216	5,014	8,544	753	32,660
Q4	316	3,879	3,476	1,395	6,478	2,955	2,309	214	5,086	9,501	780	32,913
2024
Q1	310	4,433	3,951	1,512	6,354	3,137	2,505	232	5,496	9,550	769	34,299
Q2	307	4,406	3,865	1,561	6,431	3,446	2,470	235	5,734	9,818	690	35,097
Q3	390	4,256	3,703	1,618	6,368	3,320	2,412	319	5,345	8,968	720	33,716
Q4	321	4,145	3,555	1,536	6,047	3,190	2,500	298	5,038	9,932	725	33,731
2025
Q1	372	4,309	3,761	1,522	5,846	3,774	2,699	343	5,343	9,887	742	34,837

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2019	-1.3	3.9	3.2	4.2	1.4	6.4	10.7	2.8	5.2	6.8	-4.9	4.9
2020	-5.2	-0.2	1.3	-15.5	-11.5	3.4	7.7	1.2	-2.1	-2.6	-23.7	-3.7
2021	13.1	3.4	3.8	8.6	3.5	15.0	4.0	14.1	6.5	10.1	9.5	7.4
2022	-8.5	9.4	7.4	26.7	12.3	12.7	8.2	8.1	4.9	4.3	12.8	8.7
2023	7.9	-2.3	-2.0	-1.0	6.4	1.8	0.3	-22.7	9.4	3.8	7.0	3.5
2024	5.2	2.6	-0.7	3.0	0.4	0.5	2.4	28.2	5.8	3.8	-3.3	2.9

2019
Q1	-0.9	6.1	5.5	5.8	7.9	4.0	8.2	12.7	13.1	11.2	-6.1	8.5
Q2	-0.0	1.8	-0.1	2.2	0.8	7.3	6.7	2.7	2.6	4.2	0.8	3.2
Q3	-11.7	3.3	2.8	0.4	0.2	6.7	16.7	15.9	2.1	8.5	-9.7	4.8
Q4	8.1	4.5	4.9	9.0	-2.9	7.7	11.6	-14.8	3.8	3.9	-4.2	3.2
2020
Q1	5.7	-1.7	-0.1	2.5	-1.9	4.7	7.3	1.9	2.9	-0.3	-0.4	0.8
Q2	-21.1	-9.0	-6.5	-47.4	-29.3	4.6	16.1	-10.3	-7.2	-6.2	-54.1	-11.7
Q3	2.9	3.3	3.1	-5.9	-4.4	-3.2	4.3	10.1	2.7	-2.2	-2.8	-0.7
Q4	-6.7	6.7	8.8	-10.0	-10.3	8.2	3.0	4.3	-6.8	-1.7	-35.8	-2.9
2021
Q1	-0.5	8.1	10.5	-25.2	-18.8	13.7	4.2	-15.1	-7.5	4.9	-39.6	-2.8
Q2	44.5	18.1	19.3	64.9	25.7	9.5	-1.3	11.7	12.5	18.0	65.5	17.6
Q3	8.2	-6.3	-6.5	5.4	4.8	14.6	0.8	33.8	5.3	9.0	1.5	5.2
Q4	5.9	-3.8	-5.5	14.6	9.2	22.1	13.2	25.2	17.7	8.8	54.4	11.0
2022
Q1	-9.2	2.2	-0.9	55.6	26.1	21.0	11.6	83.3	15.5	7.9	65.5	15.6
Q2	-11.7	6.5	4.5	30.9	17.6	18.7	5.6	0.4	4.2	0.7	17.1	8.4
Q3	-10.3	17.6	16.7	20.4	1.1	12.1	10.4	-24.1	2.2	6.3	-4.0	7.2
Q4	-2.1	11.9	10.3	9.0	7.7	0.6	5.7	-0.2	-1.3	2.6	-4.9	4.3
2023
Q1	1.9	7.9	8.7	0.8	4.4	-0.2	1.3	-27.4	5.7	4.0	2.0	3.7
Q2	-9.8	-3.3	-3.1	5.8	5.4	4.3	3.4	-31.5	12.2	3.7	7.7	4.2
Q3	37.9	-4.8	-4.4	-3.5	6.9	8.4	1.5	-9.4	8.4	2.1	6.7	3.5
Q4	5.0	-8.8	-8.9	-6.9	8.7	-5.3	-4.9	-20.8	11.5	5.2	12.0	2.5
2024
Q1	8.2	-1.5	-3.8	1.3	4.7	-4.8	1.6	-7.6	9.2	0.2	5.2	1.9
Q2	8.2	4.9	2.0	-2.9	1.3	2.2	-1.6	44.0	8.1	5.6	-6.4	3.8
Q3	3.7	0.5	-2.7	4.5	2.8	-2.6	1.8	47.3	6.6	5.0	-4.4	3.2
Q4	1.6	6.9	2.3	10.1	-6.7	8.0	8.3	38.9	-0.9	4.5	-7.1	2.5
2025
Q1	20.0	-2.8	-4.8	0.6	-8.0	20.3	7.8	47.4	-2.8	3.5	-3.4	1.6
¹Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee in return for work done. Compensation of employees is made up of the following components: (a) wages and salaries and (b) employers’ social contributions
²Chain linked series not additive

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Table 7.3 Compensation of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)

Table 7.3 Compensation of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Market Prices- Seasonally Adjusted (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)²												€million
Period	Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	Industry (excl. Construction)	of which Manufacturing	Construction	Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	Information and Communication	Financial and Insurance Activities	Real Estate Activities	Professional, Admin and Support Services	Public Admin, Education and Health	Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	Total
2019
Q1	299	3,803	3,414	1,266	5,780	2,296	1,935	210	4,328	7,798	726	28,441
Q2	294	3,789	3,377	1,313	5,742	2,356	1,922	243	4,223	7,917	768	28,569
Q3	277	3,834	3,468	1,311	5,694	2,416	2,050	212	4,186	8,017	740	28,739
Q4	321	3,822	3,464	1,366	5,717	2,335	2,040	209	4,350	8,058	737	28,954
2020
Q1	318	3,729	3,397	1,294	5,661	2,353	2,069	214	4,444	7,776	723	28,581
Q2	232	3,442	3,153	694	4,042	2,448	2,233	224	3,910	7,424	353	25,002
Q3	288	3,977	3,586	1,232	5,454	2,424	2,150	231	4,312	7,829	723	28,619
Q4	294	4,082	3,783	1,230	5,137	2,567	2,095	218	4,057	7,926	469	28,074
2021
Q1	319	4,016	3,734	965	4,600	2,635	2,147	192	4,103	8,303	436	27,716
Q2	337	4,057	3,746	1,149	5,072	2,676	2,211	242	4,387	8,612	589	29,330
Q3	312	3,743	3,370	1,295	5,726	2,823	2,177	305	4,550	8,524	735	30,189
Q4	306	3,933	3,591	1,412	5,603	3,119	2,363	271	4,791	8,622	725	31,145
2022
Q1	290	4,087	3,683	1,498	5,810	3,223	2,387	321	4,730	8,816	715	31,877
Q2	304	4,312	3,897	1,507	5,964	3,163	2,347	271	4,559	8,824	692	31,944
Q3	274	4,420	3,950	1,557	5,794	3,189	2,405	229	4,661	9,043	708	32,279
Q4	301	4,407	3,977	1,542	6,011	3,218	2,491	270	4,738	8,855	689	32,522
2023
Q1	291	4,399	3,994	1,510	6,087	3,230	2,407	229	4,994	9,171	724	33,041
Q2	285	4,162	3,757	1,594	6,279	3,273	2,440	191	5,102	9,156	750	33,232
Q3	365	4,221	3,788	1,500	6,206	3,340	2,440	207	5,058	9,224	755	33,315
Q4	320	4,026	3,635	1,438	6,507	3,087	2,365	212	5,299	9,327	774	33,354
2024
Q1	310	4,326	3,834	1,533	6,394	3,136	2,438	238	5,447	9,433	757	34,011
Q2	318	4,364	3,824	1,544	6,353	3,343	2,415	245	5,504	9,421	705	34,213
Q3	369	4,247	3,691	1,566	6,385	3,200	2,479	306	5,400	9,673	722	34,347
Q4	331	4,306	3,726	1,584	6,054	3,193	2,561	293	5,255	9,756	719	34,052
2025
Q1	366	4,199	3,644	1,545	5,903	3,908	2,623	309	5,294	9,495	728	34,370

Percentage change on previous quarter
2019
Q1	-1.3	4.0	3.6	0.8	-1.4	6.0	5.5	-15.3	3.4	0.6	-6.2	1.4
Q2	-1.7	-0.4	-1.1	3.7	-0.7	2.6	-0.7	15.8	-2.4	1.5	5.8	0.4
Q3	-5.9	1.2	2.7	-0.1	-0.8	2.5	6.7	-12.8	-0.9	1.3	-3.7	0.6
Q4	16.0	-0.3	-0.1	4.2	0.4	-3.4	-0.5	-1.4	3.9	0.5	-0.4	0.7
2020
Q1	-1.0	-2.4	-1.9	-5.3	-1.0	0.8	1.4	2.0	2.2	-3.5	-1.8	-1.3
Q2	-27.0	-7.7	-7.2	-46.4	-28.6	4.0	7.9	5.0	-12.0	-4.5	-51.2	-12.5
Q3	24.2	15.5	13.7	77.5	34.9	-1.0	-3.7	2.9	10.3	5.5	104.6	14.5
Q4	2.0	2.6	5.5	-0.2	-5.8	5.9	-2.6	-5.6	-5.9	1.2	-35.1	-1.9
2021
Q1	8.5	-1.6	-1.3	-21.5	-10.5	2.6	2.5	-12.0	1.1	4.7	-7.0	-1.3
Q2	5.7	1.0	0.3	19.1	10.3	1.6	2.9	26.0	6.9	3.7	35.0	5.8
Q3	-7.3	-7.7	-10.0	12.7	12.9	5.5	-1.5	26.2	3.7	-1.0	24.9	2.9
Q4	-1.9	5.1	6.5	9.0	-2.1	10.5	8.5	-11.1	5.3	1.2	-1.4	3.2
2022
Q1	-5.3	3.9	2.6	6.1	3.7	3.3	1.0	18.4	-1.3	2.3	-1.4	2.4
Q2	4.9	5.5	5.8	0.6	2.7	-1.9	-1.7	-15.5	-3.6	0.1	-3.2	0.2
Q3	-10.0	2.5	1.4	3.3	-2.9	0.8	2.5	-15.6	2.2	2.5	2.2	1.1
Q4	9.7	-0.3	0.7	-1.0	3.7	0.9	3.6	18.0	1.7	-2.1	-2.6	0.8
2023
Q1	-3.1	-0.2	0.4	-2.1	1.3	0.4	-3.4	-15.3	5.4	3.6	5.0	1.6
Q2	-2.0	-5.4	-5.9	5.6	3.2	1.3	1.4	-16.7	2.2	-0.2	3.6	0.6
Q3	27.8	1.4	0.8	-5.9	-1.2	2.1	-0.0	8.7	-0.8	0.7	0.6	0.3
Q4	-12.3	-4.6	-4.0	-4.1	4.9	-7.6	-3.1	2.4	4.8	1.1	2.6	0.1
2024
Q1	-3.1	7.4	5.5	6.7	-1.7	1.6	3.1	12.0	2.8	1.1	-2.1	2.0
Q2	2.7	0.9	-0.2	0.7	-0.6	6.6	-1.0	3.3	1.0	-0.1	-6.9	0.6
Q3	15.9	-2.7	-3.5	1.5	0.5	-4.3	2.6	24.6	-1.9	2.7	2.4	0.4
Q4	-10.2	1.4	0.9	1.1	-5.2	-0.2	3.3	-4.1	-2.7	0.9	-0.4	-0.9
2025
Q1	10.4	-2.5	-2.2	-2.4	-2.5	22.4	2.4	5.5	0.8	-2.7	1.3	0.9
¹Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee in return for work done. Compensation of employees is made up of the following components: (a) wages and salaries and (b) employers’ social contributions
²Chain linked series not additive

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Table 7.4 Compensation of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector² of Origin at Current Market Prices

Table 7.4 Compensation of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. 2 A10² Sector of Origin at Current Market Prices												€million
Period	Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	Industry (excl. Construction)	of which Manufacturing	Construction	Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	Information and Communication	Financial and Insurance Activities	Real Estate Activities	Professional, Admin and Support Services	Public Admin, Education and Health	Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	Total
2019	917	14,547	12,966	4,785	20,924	8,951	8,553	1,006	14,869	29,357	2,353	106,264
2020	1,024	14,697	13,109	4,651	18,685	9,672	8,805	963	14,981	30,629	1,996	106,103
2021	1,103	15,896	14,277	5,420	20,846	11,331	9,467	1,058	16,909	33,013	2,228	117,272
2022	1,170	17,210	15,486	6,104	23,591	12,798	9,624	1,094	18,673	35,524	2,803	128,591
2023	1,233	18,663	16,697	6,811	26,328	14,266	10,832	1,286	21,076	39,079	2,977	142,550
2024	1,237	20,101	17,985	7,388	27,818	15,126	11,597	1,297	22,030	42,249	3,203	152,047

2019
Q1	237	3,652	3,258	1,093	5,024	2,188	2,325	246	3,604	7,141	562	26,071
Q2	226	3,635	3,245	1,187	5,216	2,161	2,096	258	3,674	7,409	584	26,447
Q3	219	3,493	3,086	1,213	5,253	2,287	1,982	242	3,638	7,222	593	26,141
Q4	236	3,768	3,378	1,292	5,431	2,314	2,150	260	3,954	7,585	615	27,604
2020
Q1	260	3,800	3,389	1,208	5,221	2,473	2,435	270	3,975	7,524	586	27,751
Q2	256	3,457	3,093	813	3,813	2,254	2,134	210	3,328	7,497	379	24,141
Q3	245	3,476	3,072	1,225	4,643	2,404	2,018	228	3,510	7,404	507	25,659
Q4	262	3,964	3,555	1,406	5,009	2,541	2,218	255	4,168	8,204	524	28,551
2021
Q1	277	3,850	3,450	1,053	4,495	2,742	2,564	247	3,949	7,724	451	27,352
Q2	273	3,940	3,539	1,310	4,900	2,704	2,342	251	4,187	8,276	512	28,694
Q3	266	3,857	3,455	1,490	5,549	2,886	2,142	265	4,169	8,481	612	29,717
Q4	287	4,249	3,833	1,567	5,902	2,998	2,419	296	4,604	8,532	654	31,509
2022
Q1	297	4,266	3,853	1,356	5,439	3,147	2,647	269	4,551	8,506	713	31,191
Q2	289	4,343	3,912	1,511	5,909	3,118	2,334	266	4,617	8,755	708	31,851
Q3	282	4,154	3,717	1,598	6,091	3,237	2,230	270	4,614	8,751	679	31,906
Q4	302	4,448	4,004	1,639	6,152	3,295	2,412	290	4,891	9,511	702	33,643
2023
Q1	313	4,774	4,282	1,581	6,333	3,591	2,994	324	5,311	9,512	719	35,451
Q2	303	4,664	4,164	1,693	6,609	3,558	2,600	317	5,284	9,715	730	35,473
Q3	294	4,424	3,944	1,716	6,578	3,556	2,450	307	5,061	9,759	755	34,901
Q4	323	4,801	4,307	1,822	6,808	3,561	2,788	337	5,419	10,092	772	36,725
2024
Q1	316	5,230	4,693	1,727	6,868	3,930	3,198	336	5,678	10,310	807	38,403
Q2	305	4,933	4,403	1,807	6,947	3,733	2,816	312	5,464	10,611	782	37,709
Q3	296	4,749	4,229	1,880	6,892	3,613	2,603	308	5,336	10,565	789	37,032
Q4	320	5,189	4,659	1,974	7,111	3,849	2,979	341	5,552	10,762	825	38,903
2025
Q1	335	5,602	4,970	1,919	7,208	4,108	3,363	360	6,117	11,113	843	40,967

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2019	22.1	7.6	8.1	7.3	4.7	11.3	6.6	10.6	16.0	6.7	4.0	8.1
2020	11.6	1.0	1.1	-2.8	-10.7	8.1	2.9	-4.3	0.8	4.3	-15.2	-0.2
2021	7.8	8.2	8.9	16.5	11.6	17.2	7.5	9.8	12.9	7.8	11.7	10.5
2022	6.1	8.3	8.5	12.6	13.2	12.9	1.7	3.4	10.4	7.6	25.8	9.7
2023	5.4	8.4	7.8	11.6	11.6	11.5	12.5	17.5	12.9	10.0	6.2	10.9
2024	0.3	7.7	7.7	8.5	5.7	6.0	7.1	0.9	4.5	8.1	7.6	6.7

2019
Q1	27.6	6.4	6.5	8.7	7.5	13.6	7.3	19.1	17.9	7.4	1.0	9.3
Q2	19.3	10.5	11.8	6.6	4.7	9.1	3.1	3.6	14.4	8.1	7.3	8.2
Q3	16.3	3.4	3.1	2.5	4.2	5.9	7.8	25.1	14.1	5.3	-0.5	6.2
Q4	25.3	10.1	11.2	11.5	2.6	17.4	8.2	-0.1	17.8	6.1	8.2	8.9
2020
Q1	9.8	4.1	4.0	10.5	3.9	13.0	4.7	9.6	10.3	5.4	4.4	6.4
Q2	13.1	-4.9	-4.7	-31.5	-26.9	4.3	1.8	-18.6	-9.4	1.2	-35.0	-8.7
Q3	12.1	-0.5	-0.5	0.9	-11.6	5.1	1.8	-5.8	-3.5	2.5	-14.6	-1.8
Q4	11.3	5.2	5.2	8.8	-7.8	9.8	3.2	-1.7	5.4	8.2	-14.8	3.4
2021
Q1	6.3	1.3	1.8	-12.8	-13.9	10.9	5.3	-8.5	-0.6	2.6	-23.1	-1.4
Q2	6.9	14.0	14.4	61.0	28.5	20.0	9.7	19.1	25.8	10.4	35.1	18.9
Q3	8.3	11.0	12.5	21.7	19.5	20.0	6.2	16.2	18.8	14.6	20.8	15.8
Q4	9.6	7.2	7.8	11.5	17.8	18.0	9.1	16.0	10.4	4.0	24.8	10.4
2022
Q1	7.4	10.8	11.7	28.8	21.0	14.8	3.2	8.8	15.2	10.1	58.2	14.0
Q2	5.9	10.2	10.5	15.4	20.6	15.3	-0.3	6.0	10.3	5.8	38.3	11.0
Q3	6.1	7.7	7.6	7.2	9.8	12.2	4.1	1.8	10.7	3.2	11.0	7.4
Q4	4.9	4.7	4.4	4.6	4.2	9.9	-0.3	-1.9	6.2	11.5	7.4	6.8
2023
Q1	5.3	11.9	11.1	16.6	16.4	14.1	13.1	20.8	16.7	11.8	0.8	13.7
Q2	4.7	7.4	6.4	12.0	11.8	14.1	11.4	19.4	14.4	11.0	3.1	11.4
Q3	4.3	6.5	6.1	7.4	8.0	9.9	9.9	13.9	9.7	11.5	11.2	9.4
Q4	7.2	7.9	7.6	11.2	10.7	8.1	15.6	16.1	10.8	6.1	10.0	9.2
2024
Q1	1.2	9.6	9.6	9.3	8.5	9.5	6.8	3.6	6.9	8.4	12.3	8.3
Q2	0.6	5.8	5.7	6.7	5.1	4.9	8.3	-1.7	3.4	9.2	7.1	6.3
Q3	0.5	7.4	7.2	9.6	4.8	1.6	6.3	0.2	5.4	8.3	4.5	6.1
Q4	-1.0	8.1	8.2	8.3	4.4	8.1	6.9	1.3	2.4	6.6	6.8	5.9
2025
Q1	6.0	7.1	5.9	11.1	4.9	4.5	5.1	7.1	7.7	7.8	4.4	6.7
¹Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee in return for work done. Compensation of employees is made up of the following components: (a) wages and salaries and (b) employers’ social contributions
²See Background Notes for detailed NACE A10 sector descriptions

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Table 7.5 Compensation of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector² of Origin at Current Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 7.5 Compensation of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector² of Origin at Current Market Prices- Seasonally Adjusted												€million
Period	Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	Industry (excl. Construction)	of which Manufacturing	Construction	Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	Information and Communication	Financial and Insurance Activities	Real Estate Activities	Professional, Admin and Support Services	Public Admin, Education and Health	Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	Total
2019
Q1	230	3,570	3,144	1,141	5,211	2,143	2,094	235	3,601	7,200	561	25,986
Q2	223	3,644	3,285	1,185	5,223	2,190	2,132	261	3,670	7,367	584	26,479
Q3	228	3,629	3,207	1,209	5,222	2,287	2,153	259	3,651	7,309	599	26,545
Q4	238	3,755	3,325	1,242	5,260	2,337	2,183	249	3,950	7,575	610	27,399
2020
Q1	251	3,706	3,277	1,264	5,418	2,415	2,186	261	3,969	7,558	584	27,611
Q2	253	3,442	3,116	816	3,831	2,285	2,169	214	3,326	7,454	379	24,169
Q3	257	3,642	3,225	1,216	4,594	2,410	2,211	241	3,522	7,453	513	26,059
Q4	263	3,817	3,479	1,348	4,865	2,572	2,240	245	4,166	8,079	521	28,114
2021
Q1	266	3,795	3,346	1,105	4,656	2,668	2,299	240	3,940	7,827	446	27,241
Q2	272	3,909	3,541	1,316	4,927	2,735	2,383	256	4,186	8,229	514	28,727
Q3	279	4,034	3,654	1,480	5,479	2,900	2,362	278	4,182	8,524	621	30,138
Q4	285	4,162	3,756	1,503	5,775	3,039	2,432	284	4,603	8,477	651	31,211
2022
Q1	286	4,161	3,722	1,419	5,597	3,055	2,370	261	4,538	8,610	703	30,999
Q2	290	4,310	3,905	1,521	5,918	3,149	2,379	273	4,619	8,704	712	31,874
Q3	296	4,390	3,941	1,586	6,037	3,257	2,468	282	4,626	8,871	689	32,502
Q4	298	4,408	3,950	1,575	6,077	3,346	2,417	280	4,892	9,337	700	33,329
2023
Q1	301	4,576	4,099	1,646	6,451	3,487	2,674	314	5,295	9,553	706	35,005
Q2	304	4,644	4,156	1,705	6,583	3,587	2,654	325	5,288	9,655	734	35,479
Q3	309	4,701	4,198	1,701	6,571	3,580	2,719	321	5,073	9,812	766	35,556
Q4	319	4,803	4,269	1,762	6,763	3,620	2,789	327	5,422	10,018	771	36,594
2024
Q1	304	4,947	4,454	1,790	6,936	3,817	2,853	343	5,659	10,230	793	37,670
Q2	307	4,939	4,410	1,819	6,897	3,759	2,878	301	5,469	10,528	787	37,684
Q3	311	5,034	4,510	1,864	6,928	3,640	2,894	323	5,348	10,686	800	37,828
Q4	316	5,213	4,625	1,918	7,081	3,916	2,979	333	5,556	10,843	823	38,978
2025
Q1	322	5,355	4,695	1,978	7,246	3,987	2,995	345	6,093	11,173	828	40,321

Percentage change on previous quarter
2019
Q1	19.8	4.0	4.0	2.1	1.6	7.7	3.4	-7.1	7.5	1.2	-0.6	3.3
Q2	-3.2	2.1	4.5	3.9	0.2	2.2	1.8	11.2	1.9	2.3	4.1	1.9
Q3	2.3	-0.4	-2.4	2.0	-0.0	4.4	1.0	-0.7	-0.5	-0.8	2.6	0.3
Q4	4.5	3.5	3.7	2.8	0.7	2.2	1.4	-3.8	8.2	3.6	1.8	3.2
2020
Q1	5.4	-1.3	-1.4	1.8	3.0	3.3	0.1	4.6	0.5	-0.2	-4.3	0.8
Q2	0.9	-7.1	-4.9	-35.5	-29.3	-5.4	-0.8	-18.2	-16.2	-1.4	-35.0	-12.5
Q3	1.5	5.8	3.5	49.1	19.9	5.5	2.0	13.0	5.9	-0.0	35.2	7.8
Q4	2.2	4.8	7.9	10.8	5.9	6.7	1.3	1.4	18.3	8.4	1.5	7.9
2021
Q1	1.3	-0.6	-3.8	-18.1	-4.3	3.8	2.6	-1.9	-5.4	-3.1	-14.3	-3.1
Q2	2.4	3.0	5.9	19.1	5.8	2.5	3.6	6.7	6.2	5.1	15.2	5.5
Q3	2.5	3.2	3.2	12.5	11.2	6.0	-0.9	8.6	-0.1	3.6	20.8	4.9
Q4	2.3	3.2	2.8	1.5	5.4	4.8	3.0	2.3	10.1	-0.6	4.9	3.6
2022
Q1	0.1	-0.0	-0.9	-5.6	-3.1	0.5	-2.6	-8.3	-1.4	1.6	8.0	-0.7
Q2	1.4	3.6	4.9	7.2	5.7	3.1	0.4	4.5	1.8	1.1	1.3	2.8
Q3	2.2	1.8	0.9	4.3	2.0	3.4	3.7	3.3	0.2	1.9	-3.2	2.0
Q4	0.7	0.4	0.2	-0.7	0.7	2.7	-2.1	-0.5	5.7	5.2	1.6	2.5
2023
Q1	0.9	3.8	3.8	4.5	6.2	4.2	10.7	11.9	8.2	2.3	0.9	5.0
Q2	1.1	1.5	1.4	3.5	2.0	2.9	-0.8	3.7	-0.1	1.1	3.9	1.4
Q3	1.6	1.2	1.0	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	2.5	-1.4	-4.0	1.6	4.4	0.2
Q4	3.4	2.2	1.7	3.6	2.9	1.1	2.5	1.9	6.9	2.1	0.6	2.9
2024
Q1	-4.9	3.0	4.3	1.6	2.6	5.4	2.3	4.8	4.4	2.1	2.9	2.9
Q2	0.9	-0.2	-1.0	1.7	-0.6	-1.5	0.9	-12.1	-3.4	2.9	-0.8	0.0
Q3	1.4	1.9	2.3	2.4	0.4	-3.1	0.5	7.1	-2.2	1.5	1.7	0.4
Q4	1.7	3.5	2.5	2.9	2.2	7.6	2.9	3.0	3.9	1.5	2.8	3.0
2025
Q1	1.9	2.7	1.5	3.1	2.3	1.8	0.5	3.6	9.7	3.0	0.6	3.4
¹Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee in return for work done. Compensation of employees is made up of the following components: (a) wages and salaries and (b) employers’ social contributions
²See Background Notes for detailed NACE A10 sector descriptions

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Table 7.6 Breakdown of Compensation of Employees¹ & Employment² by Nationality of Enterprise Ownership

Table 7.7 Total number of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector²

Table 7.7 Total number of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector²												'000
Period	Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	Industry (excl. Construction)	of which Manufacturing	Construction	Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	Information and Communication	Financial and Insurance Activities	Real Estate Activities	Professional, Admin and Support Services	Public Admin, Education and Health	Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	Total
2019
Q1	26	270	238	97	523	106	96	7	203	559	87	1,975
Q2	26	266	231	102	519	108	99	7	202	561	89	1,978
Q3	24	278	247	102	520	118	100	7	197	573	90	2,010
Q4	31	271	241	104	529	113	100	7	205	583	87	2,030
2020
Q1	30	269	241	102	518	114	103	8	212	578	86	2,020
Q2	23	271	243	85	417	120	111	9	180	556	61	1,833
Q3	23	285	250	96	479	115	105	8	185	569	80	1,945
Q4	27	283	255	97	483	125	104	8	179	584	71	1,961
2021
Q1	25	291	264	92	444	127	106	7	184	606	63	1,946
Q2	27	296	266	92	468	129	116	7	208	631	73	2,048
Q3	24	292	262	104	536	138	122	10	216	626	85	2,152
Q4	26	297	266	115	514	158	118	9	222	652	82	2,193
2022
Q1	24	301	268	117	521	154	118	11	221	659	75	2,201
Q2	24	306	271	119	534	155	116	8	224	665	78	2,229
Q3	24	316	278	124	533	150	113	8	225	663	81	2,237
Q4	26	308	269	118	545	153	117	10	229	665	83	2,254
2023
Q1	26	313	277	116	553	156	119	8	233	678	83	2,285
Q2	25	297	261	128	565	161	124	6	237	693	83	2,318
Q3	29	307	270	123	555	163	118	7	241	690	86	2,319
Q4	29	302	266	114	573	151	117	8	243	709	90	2,338
2024
Q1	27	306	267	121	554	156	118	9	255	700	91	2,337
Q2	27	325	281	120	559	169	115	8	253	729	81	2,388
Q3	33	323	277	128	580	168	117	11	246	726	88	2,420
Q4	29	317	269	125	564	165	122	11	239	741	86	2,398
2025
Q1	32	313	269	126	560	171	130	12	248	737	88	2,417

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2019
Q1	5.1	3.5	2.8	7.5	5.3	6.0	6.0	4.0	9.1	7.4	-5.8	5.6
Q2	-8.7	3.5	1.7	5.7	1.8	5.0	4.8	-7.0	2.2	5.0	-0.1	3.2
Q3	-10.5	3.0	2.8	1.7	0.1	6.7	13.7	6.3	1.4	6.8	-6.5	3.1
Q4	15.6	3.7	4.0	7.0	1.4	8.3	11.9	-12.0	2.5	4.8	-3.3	3.8
2020
Q1	16.4	-0.7	1.2	5.9	-0.9	7.7	7.2	10.4	4.1	3.4	-1.7	2.3
Q2	-11.2	2.1	5.3	-16.9	-19.7	11.8	12.5	25.2	-11.0	-0.9	-31.3	-7.3
Q3	-3.2	2.4	1.5	-6.5	-7.9	-2.3	4.3	21.1	-6.2	-0.8	-10.5	-3.2
Q4	-11.5	4.7	5.7	-7.5	-8.8	10.3	4.2	16.4	-12.7	0.1	-18.5	-3.4
2021
Q1	-18.5	8.4	9.5	-10.5	-14.4	11.8	3.3	-0.7	-13.2	4.8	-26.5	-3.7
Q2	15.3	9.2	9.7	8.6	12.1	7.5	4.9	-21.2	15.4	13.6	20.5	11.7
Q3	1.8	2.7	4.5	8.8	11.7	19.7	16.1	21.5	16.8	10.1	5.8	10.6
Q4	-4.5	4.8	4.7	19.3	6.5	26.1	13.0	4.9	24.4	11.6	15.1	11.8
2022
Q1	-2.2	3.5	1.6	27.3	17.5	20.7	10.9	43.2	20.4	8.8	18.2	13.1
Q2	-9.1	3.3	1.9	28.5	14.3	19.4	0.1	17.9	7.5	5.3	6.5	8.8
Q3	-0.7	8.1	6.2	18.6	-0.5	8.9	-6.9	-20.4	4.4	5.9	-4.2	3.9
Q4	-1.7	3.8	1.1	2.3	6.0	-3.0	-0.5	13.2	3.1	2.0	1.5	2.8
2023
Q1	8.3	3.9	3.4	-0.8	6.0	1.4	1.3	-26.0	5.2	2.8	11.2	3.8
Q2	2.0	-2.9	-3.7	8.1	5.6	4.1	6.5	-22.2	5.9	4.3	6.2	4.0
Q3	20.5	-2.9	-2.9	-0.3	4.2	8.4	4.5	-6.5	6.8	4.1	6.4	3.7
Q4	14.6	-1.9	-1.1	-2.9	5.2	-1.3	-0.1	-19.0	6.2	6.7	8.2	3.7
2024
Q1	1.7	-2.4	-3.7	4.7	0.3	0.3	-1.6	8.8	9.7	3.3	9.6	2.3
Q2	10.1	9.3	7.5	-6.0	-1.0	5.3	-7.4	28.5	7.1	5.3	-2.0	3.0
Q3	16.3	5.2	2.5	3.6	4.5	3.3	-1.2	49.4	2.3	5.3	1.9	4.4
Q4	-0.8	4.7	1.0	8.9	-1.5	8.9	4.4	36.1	-1.9	4.4	-4.5	2.5
2025
Q1	20.5	2.5	0.9	4.0	1.0	9.3	10.5	41.3	-3.0	5.3	-3.0	3.4
¹Data from Labour Force Survey
²See Background Notes for detailed NACE A10 sector descriptions

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Table 7.6 Breakdown of Compensation of Employees¹ & Employment² by Nationality of Enterprise Ownership
Period	Domestic		Foreign
	Amount €m	Employment	Amount €m	Employment
2019
Q1	17,754.4		8,317.1
Q2	18,525.4		7,921.3
Q3	18,370.8		7,770.4
Q4	19,426.2		8,178.1
2020
Q1	18,605.2		9,146.1
Q2	16,030.3	1,551,728	8,110.9	543,088
Q3	17,627.1	1,729,972	8,032.3	554,902
Q4	19,731.8	1,714,370	8,819.2	564,217
2021
Q1	17,963.1	1,592,884	9,388.8	579,464
Q2	19,559.8	1,754,088	9,134.5	595,261
Q3	20,839.7	1,901,684	8,877.2	624,057
Q4	21,895.7	1,909,021	9,613.3	635,213
2022
Q1	20,170.8	1,927,167	11,019.9	633,962
Q2	21,361.2	2,037,632	10,489.8	653,148
Q3	21,649.1	2,070,565	10,257.0	670,033
Q4	22,982.7	2,041,346	10,660.0	672,190
2023
Q1	22,957.4	2,003,310	12,493.8	661,055
Q2	23,720.5	2,084,331	11,752.5	667,086
Q3	23,713.8	2,111,317	11,187.3	670,243
Q4	24,995.3	2,074,862	11,729.7	668,943
2024
Q1	25,049.3	2,083,390	13,353.8	663,563
Q2	25,330.7	2,173,358	12,378.3	666,745
Q3	25,346.5	2,193,616	11,685.2	672,497
Q4	26,393.9	2,161,636	12,508.9	672,872
2025
Q1	26,878.3	2,135,277	14,088.9	666,073
¹Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee in return for work done. Compensation of employees is made up of the following components: (a) wages and salaries and (b) employers’ social contributions
²Employment estimates at enterprise ownership level were obtained from the Labour Market churn report published by the CSO's Labour Market division. Figures only available back to Q2 2020

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