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Quarterly National Accounts Quarter 1 2026 Final

Compensation of Employees

Compensation of Employees decreased by 2.3% in Q1 2026

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CSO statistical release, 02 July 2026, 11am

Table 7.1 Compensation of Employees by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q1 2026¹
	Amount €m	Quarterly % change
Public Admin, Education and Health	11,258	0.7
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	6,750	-3.9
Industry (excl. Construction)	5,481	-5.8
Professional, Admin and Support Services	5,425	-1.8
Information and Communication	3,630	-3.5
Financial and Insurance Activities	3,023	-0.9
Construction	2,160	-3.3
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	763	-6.8
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	339	-1.1
Real Estate Activities	283	-2.9
Total	39,111	-2.3
¹Constant Market Prices, seasonally adjusted

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On a seasonally adjusted basis, total Compensation of Employees at constant prices decreased by 2.3% in the first quarter of 2026, in part driven by a 7.5% decrease in Manufacturing and a 5.8% decrease in Industry (excl. Construction).

This indicates a 2.3% decrease in labour input due to labour quantity and composition of the workforce.

Column1	Q1 2026	Q1 2025
Public Admin, Education and Health	11.580534188	11.188828617
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	6.749990677	6.890109448
Professional, Admin and Support Services	5.384877238	5.725816392
Industry (excl. Construction)	5.508288984	5.381949607
Information and Communication	3.648690728	4.039886146
Financial and Insurance Activities	3.104515358	3.086129536
Construction	2.121195328	1.988662585
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	0.763165215	0.845656245
Real Estate Activities	0.282893172	0.435952965
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	0.336326133	0.395164423

On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, Compensation of Employees at constant prices decreased by 1.2% in Q1 2026 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

	Foreign	Domestic
Q1 2021	10.5147772642	17.4661095159
Q2 2021	10.2538703368	18.9681067649
Q3 2021	10.0920582199	20.1719129558
Q4 2021	11.0242313745	21.0069483351
Q1 2022	11.8833468031	20.4377034099
Q2 2022	11.4483199354	21.4838160536
Q3 2022	11.1867549331	21.9455684483
Q4 2022	11.7624544517	22.9963363951
Q1 2023	12.9229167622	21.8561526627
Q2 2023	12.6160375908	23.4554057067
Q3 2023	11.9626959044	23.7035171341
Q4 2023	12.6296508178	24.8521556433
Q1 2024	14.2401051521	24.9105485033
Q2 2024	13.288325547	25.7541398137
Q3 2024	12.5014575411	25.92791288
Q4 2024	13.5769868521	28.0691568311
Q1 2025	14.9248907415	26.5758492602
Q2 2025	13.80875054	27.1849806326
Q3 2025	12.9626112794	27.3585752282
Q4 2025	13.854321506	28.4884235925
Q1 2026	15.4015745881	28.4590000021

In Q1 2026, €28.5 billion was compensated to employees of Irish-owned enterprises, while €15.4 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.

	Foreign	Domestic
2020Q1	8093.56822835207	19612.0612963017
2020Q2	7862.09004691158	16281.7477245745
2020Q3	8341.37925882554	17620.3735037762
2020Q4	8844.49785398336	19317.369526828
2021Q1	9726.3134799421	18347.1239760133
2021Q2	10170.5064249628	19004.1042437935
2021Q3	10609.5359784247	19953.930600192
2021Q4	11307.7339750853	20483.6432488148
2022Q1	11084.9140858796	21315.2923807013
2022Q2	11369.8158005108	21468.6049883678
2022Q3	11786.7637755951	21761.1394592812
2022Q4	12028.2930896974	22472.7879773165
2023Q1	12066.9415052297	22641.1891042712
2023Q2	12527.1258937663	23410.3035929209
2023Q3	12621.2673720637	23555.2426749076
2023Q4	12908.5428577739	24408.9876841433
2024Q1	13264.7939748792	25529.392189206
2024Q2	13189.6518391667	25669.8810375917
2024Q3	13221.6786001587	25860.740666524
2024Q4	13915.7049492147	27805.3790767268
2025Q1	13925.3218305883	27171.357391399
2025Q2	13740.6172158882	27144.2091432196
2025Q3	13706.0780543354	27307.433199413
2025Q4	14147.15856672	28147.7199864361
2026Q1	14395.0874399735	29084.8889945481

Column1	Q1 2026	Q1 2025
Public Admin, Education and Health	752.8370194885	737.7585134283
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	552.1222420569	560.2205443932
Industry (excl. Construction)	326.7660207694	313.879346619
Professional, Admin and Support Services	226.2142209157	248.1006906874
Information and Communication	146.5212713849	166.3973021386
Financial and Insurance Activities	131.8057102776	130.072756868
Construction	140.3293533081	127.7133687961
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	79.7326229879	88.1626127159
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	27.3908952958	32.2439299021
Real Estate Activities	7.4775761949	12.2325690488

Table 7.2 Compensation of Employees by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2024)

Table 7.2 Compensation of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2024)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
2020	1,186.0	18,510.2	17,383.3	5,822.5	23,597.0	11,788.1	9,667.9	1,134.0	17,742.2	34,901.9	2,568.1	126,534.0
2021	1,311.1	19,181.1	18,078.5	6,299.7	24,494.5	13,583.8	10,067.0	1,292.3	18,965.9	38,475.2	2,823.7	136,159.8
2022	1,214.9	20,954.0	19,386.0	7,973.7	27,544.4	15,342.8	10,887.8	1,391.9	19,934.5	40,263.7	3,202.0	148,350.6
2023	1,271.4	20,527.3	19,046.7	7,907.2	29,377.0	15,650.0	10,927.9	1,078.8	21,858.9	41,814.9	3,448.0	153,727.8
2024	1,409.3	21,112.2	18,864.9	8,140.4	29,552.1	15,610.7	11,262.1	1,380.1	23,137.7	43,362.0	3,301.9	158,268.7
2025	1,470.3	22,385.2	20,272.4	8,341.1	28,352.5	15,421.6	12,000.4	1,496.3	23,422.7	44,362.9	3,328.7	160,581.8

2020
Q1	329.8	4,596.3	4,316.7	1,663.5	6,600.7	2,862.6	2,365.9	284.5	4,725.8	9,121.0	815.8	33,196.3
Q2	253.9	4,201.5	3,932.2	923.0	4,738.5	2,963.9	2,634.4	270.9	4,284.8	8,497.6	398.8	29,262.7
Q3	295.4	4,907.0	4,557.2	1,656.0	6,365.9	2,919.6	2,372.0	300.8	4,560.8	8,147.2	818.4	32,161.0
Q4	306.9	4,805.3	4,577.2	1,579.9	5,892.0	3,042.1	2,295.5	277.9	4,170.9	9,136.2	535.1	31,913.9
2021
Q1	326.1	4,974.3	4,775.5	1,246.7	5,384.4	3,270.0	2,464.7	241.7	4,391.8	9,590.0	487.5	32,350.1
Q2	349.1	4,967.5	4,693.0	1,519.7	5,963.5	3,258.3	2,606.0	301.4	4,805.8	10,037.6	663.6	34,425.2
Q3	314.1	4,610.3	4,277.6	1,740.0	6,689.2	3,348.5	2,396.6	403.5	4,833.6	8,893.6	838.7	33,903.5
Q4	321.8	4,629.0	4,332.4	1,793.3	6,457.4	3,707.0	2,599.8	345.7	4,934.7	9,954.0	833.9	35,481.0
2022
Q1	303.9	5,088.8	4,735.4	1,932.8	6,785.6	3,953.6	2,756.1	440.8	5,086.7	10,390.2	812.7	37,453.5
Q2	321.3	5,294.4	4,902.9	1,988.3	7,033.8	3,877.0	2,745.4	302.2	5,060.0	10,184.3	784.3	37,507.2
Q3	281.0	5,412.5	4,982.1	2,089.8	6,768.0	3,769.0	2,646.1	304.4	4,924.0	9,470.8	806.9	36,382.1
Q4	308.7	5,158.3	4,765.6	1,962.9	6,956.9	3,743.3	2,740.2	344.5	4,863.8	10,218.4	798.2	37,007.7
2023
Q1	291.3	5,477.6	5,145.6	1,958.3	7,102.0	3,982.3	2,786.5	321.1	5,371.7	10,800.4	848.5	38,872.5
Q2	284.6	5,122.4	4,752.7	2,100.9	7,444.1	4,043.8	2,840.1	207.3	5,693.0	10,543.0	841.6	39,094.1
Q3	377.3	5,185.8	4,791.7	2,022.8	7,252.0	4,086.8	2,683.0	276.5	5,376.7	9,706.2	864.8	37,774.8
Q4	318.2	4,741.5	4,356.7	1,825.3	7,578.9	3,537.1	2,618.3	273.9	5,417.4	10,765.3	893.1	37,986.5
2024
Q1	327.1	5,396.3	4,918.9	1,977.3	7,410.5	3,742.1	2,849.4	296.0	5,895.8	10,810.9	877.8	39,573.3
Q2	331.5	5,409.4	4,857.7	2,041.7	7,527.4	4,106.9	2,820.5	299.1	6,130.0	11,118.8	787.9	40,567.9
Q3	414.0	5,212.2	4,635.5	2,113.9	7,503.8	3,949.3	2,746.8	405.9	5,714.7	10,178.5	828.2	39,077.0
Q4	336.7	5,094.3	4,452.8	2,007.5	7,110.3	3,812.5	2,845.4	379.1	5,397.2	11,253.8	808.0	39,050.5
2025
Q1	395.2	5,381.9	4,816.9	1,988.7	6,890.1	4,039.9	3,086.1	436.0	5,725.8	11,188.8	845.7	39,978.2
Q2	367.2	5,766.0	5,218.3	2,132.7	7,076.5	3,927.9	3,092.6	299.0	6,326.5	11,268.0	830.4	41,086.9
Q3	390.9	5,588.2	5,047.8	2,047.8	7,361.2	3,793.8	2,840.9	470.2	5,958.5	10,066.9	834.1	39,352.5
Q4	317.0	5,649.1	5,189.4	2,171.8	7,024.7	3,660.0	2,980.8	291.2	5,411.9	11,839.2	818.6	40,164.2
2026
Q1	336.3	5,508.3	4,953.5	2,121.2	6,750.0	3,648.7	3,104.5	282.9	5,384.9	11,580.5	763.2	39,480.5

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2020	-4.9	-0.4	1.2	-15.1	-11.5	3.5	7.9	0.3	-2.3	-2.6	-23.8	-3.7
2021	10.5	3.6	4.0	8.2	3.8	15.2	4.1	14.0	6.9	10.2	10.0	7.6
2022	-7.3	9.2	7.2	26.6	12.5	12.9	8.2	7.7	5.1	4.6	13.4	9.0
2023	4.6	-2.0	-1.8	-0.8	6.7	2.0	0.4	-22.5	9.7	3.9	7.7	3.6
2024	10.8	2.8	-1.0	2.9	0.6	-0.3	3.1	27.9	5.9	3.7	-4.2	3.0
2025	4.3	6.0	7.5	2.5	-4.1	-1.2	6.6	8.4	1.2	2.3	0.8	1.5

2020
Q1	6.0	-1.8	-0.2	2.7	-2.0	4.7	7.5	1.6	2.5	-0.4	0.2	0.8
Q2	-22.3	-9.1	-6.6	-47.3	-29.2	4.4	16.2	-13.1	-7.3	-6.2	-54.4	-11.7
Q3	1.9	3.1	2.8	-5.4	-4.4	-3.2	4.4	9.8	2.4	-2.1	-3.1	-0.8
Q4	-3.9	6.4	8.6	-9.1	-10.5	8.6	3.2	4.9	-6.9	-1.6	-36.2	-2.9
2021
Q1	-1.1	8.2	10.6	-25.1	-18.4	14.2	4.2	-15.1	-7.1	5.1	-40.2	-2.5
Q2	37.5	18.2	19.3	64.6	25.9	9.9	-1.1	11.3	12.2	18.1	66.4	17.6
Q3	6.3	-6.0	-6.1	5.1	5.1	14.7	1.0	34.2	6.0	9.2	2.5	5.4
Q4	4.9	-3.7	-5.3	13.5	9.6	21.9	13.3	24.4	18.3	9.0	55.8	11.2
2022
Q1	-6.8	2.3	-0.8	55.0	26.0	20.9	11.8	82.4	15.8	8.3	66.7	15.8
Q2	-7.9	6.6	4.5	30.8	17.9	19.0	5.4	0.3	5.3	1.5	18.2	9.0
Q3	-10.5	17.4	16.5	20.1	1.2	12.6	10.4	-24.6	1.9	6.5	-3.8	7.3
Q4	-4.1	11.4	10.0	9.5	7.7	1.0	5.4	-0.4	-1.4	2.7	-4.3	4.3
2023
Q1	-4.1	7.6	8.7	1.3	4.7	0.7	1.1	-27.1	5.6	3.9	4.4	3.8
Q2	-11.4	-3.2	-3.1	5.7	5.8	4.3	3.4	-31.4	12.5	3.5	7.3	4.2
Q3	34.3	-4.2	-3.8	-3.2	7.2	8.4	1.4	-9.2	9.2	2.5	7.2	3.8
Q4	3.1	-8.1	-8.6	-7.0	8.9	-5.5	-4.4	-20.5	11.4	5.4	11.9	2.6
2024
Q1	12.3	-1.5	-4.4	1.0	4.3	-6.0	2.3	-7.8	9.8	0.1	3.4	1.8
Q2	16.5	5.6	2.2	-2.8	1.1	1.6	-0.7	44.3	7.7	5.5	-6.4	3.8
Q3	9.7	0.5	-3.3	4.5	3.5	-3.4	2.4	46.8	6.3	4.9	-4.2	3.4
Q4	5.8	7.4	2.2	10.0	-6.2	7.8	8.7	38.4	-0.4	4.5	-9.5	2.8
2025
Q1	20.8	-0.3	-2.1	0.6	-7.0	8.0	8.3	47.3	-2.9	3.5	-3.7	1.0
Q2	10.8	6.6	7.4	4.5	-6.0	-4.4	9.6	-0.1	3.2	1.3	5.4	1.3
Q3	-5.6	7.2	8.9	-3.1	-1.9	-3.9	3.4	15.8	4.3	-1.1	0.7	0.7
Q4	-5.8	10.9	16.5	8.2	-1.2	-4.0	4.8	-23.2	0.3	5.2	1.3	2.9
2026
Q1	-14.9	2.3	2.8	6.7	-2.0	-9.7	0.6	-35.1	-6.0	3.5	-9.8	-1.2
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 Employees by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Prices - Seasonally Adjusted (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2024)

Table 7.3 Compensation of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Prices - Seasonally Adjusted (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2024)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
2020
Q1	326.2	4,554.5	4,259.9	1,689.6	6,605.0	2,836.7	2,342.7	284.5	4,711.5	8,735.6	815.8	32,720.4
Q2	245.5	4,200.0	3,949.9	894.5	4,741.5	2,950.8	2,528.7	270.9	4,160.8	8,467.0	398.8	28,937.7
Q3	304.6	4,856.1	4,501.0	1,612.8	6,370.0	2,886.0	2,431.5	300.8	4,496.6	8,879.7	818.5	32,800.2
Q4	306.6	4,986.1	4,741.5	1,625.2	5,895.8	3,123.3	2,373.1	277.9	4,408.0	9,063.2	535.2	32,467.1
2021
Q1	325.8	4,912.1	4,691.4	1,270.5	5,387.9	3,239.7	2,432.0	241.7	4,404.0	9,375.5	487.5	32,030.7
Q2	341.0	4,952.1	4,696.2	1,491.6	5,967.3	3,233.2	2,507.1	301.4	4,646.2	9,779.2	663.7	33,810.3
Q3	320.1	4,580.6	4,243.5	1,690.8	6,693.5	3,330.1	2,466.9	403.5	4,923.2	9,760.6	838.8	34,896.2
Q4	318.3	4,814.6	4,506.2	1,846.6	6,461.6	3,802.0	2,679.3	345.7	5,172.6	9,910.9	833.9	36,083.8
2022
Q1	307.6	5,011.9	4,637.1	1,955.4	6,790.0	3,909.8	2,708.0	440.8	5,030.9	9,999.1	812.7	36,874.1
Q2	320.0	5,257.0	4,879.1	1,957.0	7,038.4	3,838.4	2,652.5	302.2	4,864.5	10,135.1	784.3	37,061.3
Q3	275.6	5,402.8	4,969.2	2,036.6	6,772.3	3,761.8	2,731.2	304.4	4,962.0	10,427.6	806.9	37,394.2
Q4	309.7	5,363.4	4,959.3	2,022.5	6,961.4	3,839.2	2,814.3	344.5	5,163.8	10,117.4	798.2	37,654.4
2023
Q1	295.5	5,402.6	5,048.4	1,981.8	7,106.6	3,938.2	2,729.7	321.1	5,395.2	10,447.8	848.6	38,405.3
Q2	291.2	5,063.2	4,697.4	2,066.0	7,448.9	3,993.4	2,754.4	207.3	5,437.0	10,484.4	841.6	38,548.6
Q3	351.6	5,190.2	4,800.1	1,966.4	7,256.7	4,083.1	2,774.5	276.5	5,377.6	10,489.6	864.9	38,582.1
Q4	330.3	4,925.2	4,525.8	1,888.0	7,583.8	3,631.1	2,682.0	273.9	5,625.4	10,632.3	893.2	38,480.3
2024
Q1	330.5	5,338.6	4,847.1	2,007.8	7,415.3	3,705.0	2,784.7	296.0	5,913.6	10,748.1	877.8	39,406.6
Q2	342.1	5,329.4	4,777.3	1,997.8	7,532.3	4,050.1	2,744.5	299.1	5,825.1	10,745.3	787.9	39,639.8
Q3	375.5	5,222.1	4,655.7	2,058.7	7,508.7	3,938.8	2,840.4	405.9	5,674.6	11,005.6	828.3	39,867.3
Q4	360.2	5,280.1	4,606.4	2,071.2	7,114.9	3,916.8	2,913.0	379.1	5,724.4	10,959.8	808.1	39,543.6
2025
Q1	397.4	5,329.2	4,765.6	2,023.7	6,890.1	4,012.2	3,008.2	436.0	5,860.7	10,856.0	845.7	39,659.1
Q2	377.3	5,651.7	5,103.2	2,085.3	7,076.5	3,863.3	3,009.7	299.0	5,939.4	11,094.1	830.4	40,226.5
Q3	353.7	5,577.9	5,063.3	1,995.9	7,361.2	3,779.7	2,932.6	470.2	5,991.2	10,922.5	834.1	40,219.1
Q4	343.2	5,819.9	5,330.3	2,234.2	7,024.7	3,760.9	3,050.3	291.2	5,524.3	11,181.0	818.6	40,048.2
2026
Q1	339.3	5,480.5	4,933.1	2,159.6	6,750.0	3,629.6	3,023.4	282.9	5,425.2	11,257.6	763.2	39,111.3

Percentage change on previous quarter
2020
Q1	0.0	-2.6	-2.1	-5.0	0.3	-1.8	1.6	7.4	1.3	-3.1	-2.7	-1.2
Q2	-24.7	-7.8	-7.3	-47.1	-28.2	4.0	7.9	-4.8	-11.7	-3.1	-51.1	-11.6
Q3	24.1	15.6	14.0	80.3	34.3	-2.2	-3.8	11.0	8.1	4.9	105.2	13.3
Q4	0.7	2.7	5.3	0.8	-7.4	8.2	-2.4	-7.6	-2.0	2.1	-34.6	-1.0
2021
Q1	6.3	-1.5	-1.1	-21.8	-8.6	3.7	2.5	-13.0	-0.1	3.4	-8.9	-1.3
Q2	4.7	0.8	0.1	17.4	10.8	-0.2	3.1	24.7	5.5	4.3	36.1	5.6
Q3	-6.1	-7.5	-9.6	13.4	12.2	3.0	-1.6	33.9	6.0	-0.2	26.4	3.2
Q4	-0.5	5.1	6.2	9.2	-3.5	14.2	8.6	-14.3	5.1	1.5	-0.6	3.4
2022
Q1	-3.4	4.1	2.9	5.9	5.1	2.8	1.1	27.5	-2.7	0.9	-2.5	2.2
Q2	4.0	4.9	5.2	0.1	3.7	-1.8	-2.0	-31.4	-3.3	1.4	-3.5	0.5
Q3	-13.9	2.8	1.8	4.1	-3.8	-2.0	3.0	0.7	2.0	2.9	2.9	0.9
Q4	12.4	-0.7	-0.2	-0.7	2.8	2.1	3.0	13.2	4.1	-3.0	-1.1	0.7
2023
Q1	-4.6	0.7	1.8	-2.0	2.1	2.6	-3.0	-6.8	4.5	3.3	6.3	2.0
Q2	-1.4	-6.3	-7.0	4.2	4.8	1.4	0.9	-35.4	0.8	0.4	-0.8	0.4
Q3	20.7	2.5	2.2	-4.8	-2.6	2.2	0.7	33.4	-1.1	0.0	2.8	0.1
Q4	-6.1	-5.1	-5.7	-4.0	4.5	-11.1	-3.3	-1.0	4.6	1.4	3.3	-0.3
2024
Q1	0.1	8.4	7.1	6.3	-2.2	2.0	3.8	8.1	5.1	1.1	-1.7	2.4
Q2	3.5	-0.2	-1.4	-0.5	1.6	9.3	-1.4	1.1	-1.5	-0.0	-10.2	0.6
Q3	9.8	-2.0	-2.5	3.0	-0.3	-2.7	3.5	35.7	-2.6	2.4	5.1	0.6
Q4	-4.1	1.1	-1.1	0.6	-5.2	-0.6	2.6	-6.6	0.9	-0.4	-2.4	-0.8
2025
Q1	10.3	0.9	3.5	-2.3	-3.2	2.4	3.3	15.0	2.4	-0.9	4.7	0.3
Q2	-5.1	6.1	7.1	3.0	2.7	-3.7	0.0	-31.4	1.3	2.2	-1.8	1.4
Q3	-6.2	-1.3	-0.8	-4.3	4.0	-2.2	-2.6	57.3	0.9	-1.5	0.4	-0.0
Q4	-3.0	4.3	5.3	11.9	-4.6	-0.5	4.0	-38.1	-7.8	2.4	-1.9	-0.4
2026
Q1	-1.1	-5.8	-7.5	-3.3	-3.9	-3.5	-0.9	-2.9	-1.8	0.7	-6.8	-2.3
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 Employees by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Current Market Prices

Table 7.4 Compensation of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. 2 A10 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
2020	1,023.6	14,696.7	13,108.7	4,651.5	18,685.3	9,672.0	8,804.8	963.3	14,981.1	30,628.9	1,995.8	106,103.0
2021	1,109.7	16,227.8	14,545.1	5,652.0	21,505.9	11,731.8	9,494.8	996.6	16,933.4	33,562.1	2,284.0	119,498.0
2022	1,191.8	17,810.2	15,966.2	6,610.1	24,934.1	13,069.0	9,722.0	1,167.4	19,448.7	36,392.8	2,798.2	133,144.3
2023	1,252.0	19,138.0	17,126.7	7,216.4	26,903.2	14,424.5	10,619.7	1,261.0	21,153.5	39,078.3	2,951.9	143,998.6
2024	1,409.3	21,112.2	18,864.9	8,140.4	29,552.1	15,610.7	11,262.1	1,380.1	23,137.7	43,362.0	3,301.9	158,268.7
2025	1,574.3	22,019.8	19,529.7	8,567.1	30,280.0	16,082.9	11,821.6	1,421.7	24,106.8	45,826.1	3,458.2	165,158.4

2020
Q1	260.3	3,799.6	3,388.9	1,207.7	5,220.6	2,472.6	2,434.7	269.9	3,974.9	7,524.4	586.4	27,751.3
Q2	255.7	3,457.3	3,093.1	813.5	3,812.6	2,254.0	2,133.8	210.4	3,328.2	7,496.7	379.0	24,141.2
Q3	245.3	3,475.8	3,071.5	1,224.6	4,643.5	2,404.4	2,018.1	228.0	3,509.7	7,403.6	506.5	25,659.4
Q4	262.2	3,963.9	3,555.2	1,405.7	5,008.7	2,540.9	2,218.1	255.1	4,168.3	8,204.2	523.8	28,551.0
2021
Q1	258.2	3,946.4	3,531.4	1,168.8	4,708.7	2,844.0	2,562.5	233.3	3,929.6	7,869.3	460.0	27,980.9
Q2	280.6	4,015.1	3,596.2	1,352.2	5,063.7	2,809.9	2,344.3	236.7	4,185.4	8,412.0	522.2	29,222.0
Q3	282.6	3,943.5	3,526.8	1,544.8	5,698.9	2,976.9	2,168.8	250.6	4,157.8	8,612.6	627.5	30,264.0
Q4	288.2	4,322.7	3,890.7	1,586.3	6,034.6	3,101.0	2,419.2	275.9	4,660.7	8,668.3	674.3	32,031.2
2022
Q1	280.5	4,435.4	3,993.8	1,486.5	5,792.6	3,210.0	2,672.8	287.1	4,755.6	8,726.4	674.2	32,321.1
Q2	301.4	4,473.3	4,010.5	1,632.7	6,226.8	3,190.3	2,361.3	283.5	4,812.8	8,969.1	680.9	32,932.1
Q3	303.7	4,315.8	3,850.9	1,737.4	6,454.0	3,299.0	2,256.2	286.1	4,791.6	8,965.1	723.4	33,132.3
Q4	306.2	4,585.7	4,111.0	1,753.5	6,460.7	3,369.7	2,431.6	310.8	5,088.8	9,732.2	719.6	34,758.8
2023
Q1	293.2	4,777.9	4,283.9	1,618.9	6,288.7	3,539.3	2,924.1	303.8	5,175.1	9,169.7	688.5	34,779.1
Q2	313.8	4,818.4	4,305.6	1,778.6	6,796.4	3,621.0	2,589.7	315.3	5,314.9	9,794.3	729.1	36,071.5
Q3	316.7	4,573.9	4,078.8	1,845.8	6,790.8	3,623.3	2,442.8	304.3	5,126.9	9,890.9	750.7	35,666.2
Q4	328.3	4,967.8	4,458.4	1,973.0	7,027.3	3,640.9	2,663.1	337.5	5,536.7	10,223.5	783.6	37,481.8
2024
Q1	329.3	5,395.5	4,839.2	1,817.3	7,100.0	3,994.5	3,104.0	337.7	5,781.8	10,488.9	801.5	39,150.7
Q2	350.5	5,123.6	4,570.6	1,971.9	7,295.4	3,854.5	2,734.7	327.9	5,699.4	10,885.8	798.8	39,042.5
Q3	355.0	4,979.2	4,428.2	2,050.1	7,281.0	3,701.3	2,543.7	324.7	5,505.9	10,869.8	818.7	38,429.4
Q4	374.6	5,613.9	5,026.8	2,301.0	7,875.6	4,060.4	2,879.8	389.8	6,150.6	11,117.6	882.9	41,646.2
2025
Q1	370.9	5,793.1	5,147.4	1,980.9	7,346.9	4,122.0	3,361.5	359.7	6,090.9	11,224.8	850.1	41,500.7
Q2	396.5	5,474.2	4,859.3	2,108.4	7,571.7	3,895.1	2,879.7	347.5	6,078.3	11,400.2	842.1	40,993.7
Q3	399.9	5,180.6	4,585.0	2,162.6	7,509.4	3,926.4	2,666.0	342.5	5,785.0	11,478.5	870.3	40,321.2
Q4	407.0	5,571.8	4,938.0	2,315.2	7,852.1	4,139.4	2,914.5	372.0	6,152.7	11,722.5	895.7	42,342.8
2026
Q1	369.1	6,060.1	5,363.5	2,171.6	7,777.0	4,216.3	3,629.6	377.8	6,401.8	11,973.1	884.4	43,860.6

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
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	8.4	10.4	11.0	21.5	15.1	21.3	7.8	3.4	13.0	9.6	14.4	12.6
2022	7.4	9.8	9.8	17.0	15.9	11.4	2.4	17.1	14.9	8.4	22.5	11.4
2023	5.1	7.5	7.3	9.2	7.9	10.4	9.2	8.0	8.8	7.4	5.5	8.2
2024	12.6	10.3	10.1	12.8	9.8	8.2	6.0	9.4	9.4	11.0	11.9	9.9
2025	11.7	4.3	3.5	5.2	2.5	3.0	5.0	3.0	4.2	5.7	4.7	4.4

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	-0.8	3.9	4.2	-3.2	-9.8	15.0	5.2	-13.6	-1.1	4.6	-21.5	0.8
Q2	9.7	16.1	16.3	66.2	32.8	24.7	9.9	12.5	25.8	12.2	37.8	21.0
Q3	15.2	13.5	14.8	26.1	22.7	23.8	7.5	9.9	18.5	16.3	23.9	17.9
Q4	9.9	9.1	9.4	12.9	20.5	22.0	9.1	8.2	11.8	5.7	28.7	12.2
2022
Q1	8.6	12.4	13.1	27.2	23.0	12.9	4.3	23.0	21.0	10.9	46.6	15.5
Q2	7.4	11.4	11.5	20.8	23.0	13.5	0.7	19.8	15.0	6.6	30.4	12.7
Q3	7.5	9.4	9.2	12.5	13.3	10.8	4.0	14.2	15.2	4.1	15.3	9.5
Q4	6.2	6.1	5.7	10.5	7.1	8.7	0.5	12.6	9.2	12.3	6.7	8.5
2023
Q1	4.5	7.7	7.3	8.9	8.6	10.3	9.4	5.8	8.8	5.1	2.1	7.6
Q2	4.1	7.7	7.4	8.9	9.1	13.5	9.7	11.2	10.4	9.2	7.1	9.5
Q3	4.3	6.0	5.9	6.2	5.2	9.8	8.3	6.4	7.0	10.3	3.8	7.6
Q4	7.2	8.3	8.4	12.5	8.8	8.0	9.5	8.6	8.8	5.0	8.9	7.8
2024
Q1	12.3	12.9	13.0	12.3	12.9	12.9	6.2	11.2	11.7	14.4	16.4	12.6
Q2	11.7	6.3	6.2	10.9	7.3	6.4	5.6	4.0	7.2	11.1	9.6	8.2
Q3	12.1	8.9	8.6	11.1	7.2	2.2	4.1	6.7	7.4	9.9	9.1	7.7
Q4	14.1	13.0	12.7	16.6	12.1	11.5	8.1	15.5	11.1	8.7	12.7	11.1
2025
Q1	12.6	7.4	6.4	9.0	3.5	3.2	8.3	6.5	5.3	7.0	6.1	6.0
Q2	13.1	6.8	6.3	6.9	3.8	1.1	5.3	6.0	6.6	4.7	5.4	5.0
Q3	12.6	4.0	3.5	5.5	3.1	6.1	4.8	5.5	5.1	5.6	6.3	4.9
Q4	8.7	-0.7	-1.8	0.6	-0.3	1.9	1.2	-4.6	0.0	5.4	1.4	1.7
2026
Q1	-0.5	4.6	4.2	9.6	5.9	2.3	8.0	5.0	5.1	6.7	4.0	5.7
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

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

Table 7.5 Compensation of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector 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
2020
Q1	260.1	3,686.7	3,283.0	1,282.8	5,393.5	2,472.6	2,184.5	269.9	3,974.9	7,585.8	594.8	27,705.6
Q2	251.7	3,481.7	3,108.4	814.0	3,791.6	2,254.0	2,164.2	210.4	3,328.2	7,463.2	384.8	24,143.8
Q3	248.8	3,612.5	3,199.1	1,194.7	4,628.5	2,404.4	2,203.2	228.0	3,509.7	7,434.5	497.4	25,961.8
Q4	261.1	3,835.1	3,508.8	1,357.0	4,878.8	2,540.9	2,259.9	255.1	4,168.3	8,087.9	517.8	28,161.9
2021
Q1	261.3	3,888.5	3,433.5	1,244.6	4,891.6	2,844.0	2,294.0	233.3	3,929.6	8,020.1	466.5	28,073.4
Q2	275.9	4,014.8	3,591.2	1,354.0	5,020.1	2,809.9	2,378.4	236.7	4,185.4	8,368.8	530.7	29,174.6
Q3	284.7	4,089.1	3,694.3	1,504.7	5,672.2	2,976.9	2,373.8	250.6	4,157.8	8,637.4	616.4	30,563.5
Q4	286.0	4,250.1	3,839.8	1,531.9	5,909.3	3,101.0	2,466.6	275.9	4,660.7	8,643.6	666.3	31,791.4
2022
Q1	286.9	4,343.7	3,879.0	1,582.8	6,007.0	3,210.0	2,378.2	287.1	4,755.6	8,865.9	683.1	32,400.2
Q2	296.2	4,457.8	3,988.0	1,633.3	6,156.0	3,190.3	2,397.1	283.5	4,812.8	8,919.6	691.9	32,838.4
Q3	303.8	4,524.1	4,049.6	1,693.3	6,424.2	3,299.0	2,480.6	286.1	4,791.6	9,032.3	713.0	33,547.9
Q4	303.5	4,548.3	4,074.7	1,696.6	6,383.4	3,369.7	2,487.0	310.8	5,088.8	9,603.1	709.9	34,501.1
2023
Q1	301.8	4,622.2	4,140.5	1,719.9	6,490.1	3,539.3	2,589.1	303.8	5,175.1	9,270.5	696.4	34,708.1
Q2	308.4	4,791.7	4,267.7	1,773.8	6,705.7	3,621.0	2,631.4	315.3	5,314.9	9,734.6	740.5	35,937.4
Q3	315.4	4,841.5	4,307.9	1,809.0	6,802.2	3,623.3	2,690.5	304.3	5,126.9	9,921.1	742.3	36,176.5
Q4	325.6	4,965.0	4,438.4	1,909.7	6,929.9	3,640.9	2,732.5	337.5	5,536.7	10,167.0	772.7	37,317.5
2024
Q1	339.6	5,129.4	4,598.0	1,923.9	7,260.9	3,994.5	2,729.4	337.7	5,781.8	10,487.7	809.2	38,794.2
Q2	344.9	5,117.0	4,580.6	1,965.5	7,205.7	3,854.5	2,780.9	327.9	5,699.4	10,754.1	809.6	38,859.5
Q3	352.7	5,277.9	4,689.9	2,018.5	7,310.0	3,701.3	2,811.4	324.7	5,505.9	10,966.8	813.2	39,082.4
Q4	371.1	5,645.8	5,017.9	2,227.6	7,794.7	4,060.4	2,960.8	389.8	6,150.6	11,250.2	870.1	41,721.1
2025
Q1	383.1	5,526.0	4,899.4	2,090.6	7,456.4	4,122.0	2,938.5	359.7	6,090.9	11,272.4	857.1	41,096.7
Q2	390.9	5,472.0	4,840.9	2,101.9	7,487.3	3,895.1	2,930.5	347.5	6,078.3	11,329.0	852.4	40,884.8
Q3	396.6	5,478.3	4,866.3	2,138.8	7,582.4	3,926.4	2,956.4	342.5	5,785.0	11,540.4	866.8	41,013.5
Q4	402.3	5,609.7	4,935.5	2,231.3	7,784.5	4,139.4	3,009.2	372.0	6,152.7	11,711.4	882.5	42,294.9
2026
Q1	382.3	5,809.0	5,086.4	2,286.8	7,863.6	4,216.3	3,161.7	377.8	6,401.8	12,090.6	890.0	43,480.0

Percentage change on previous quarter
2020
Q1	10.1	-2.0	-2.1	2.8	2.0	6.8	-0.4	4.0	0.5	0.3	-2.2	1.0
Q2	-3.2	-5.6	-5.3	-36.5	-29.7	-8.8	-0.9	-22.1	-16.3	-1.6	-35.3	-12.9
Q3	-1.1	3.8	2.9	46.8	22.1	6.7	1.8	8.4	5.5	-0.4	29.3	7.5
Q4	4.9	6.2	9.7	13.6	5.4	5.7	2.6	11.9	18.8	8.8	4.1	8.5
2021
Q1	0.1	1.4	-2.1	-8.3	0.3	11.9	1.5	-8.5	-5.7	-0.8	-9.9	-0.3
Q2	5.6	3.2	4.6	8.8	2.6	-1.2	3.7	1.4	6.5	4.3	13.7	3.9
Q3	3.2	1.8	2.9	11.1	13.0	5.9	-0.2	5.9	-0.7	3.2	16.2	4.8
Q4	0.5	3.9	3.9	1.8	4.2	4.2	3.9	10.1	12.1	0.1	8.1	4.0
2022
Q1	0.3	2.2	1.0	3.3	1.7	3.5	-3.6	4.0	2.0	2.6	2.5	1.9
Q2	3.2	2.6	2.8	3.2	2.5	-0.6	0.8	-1.2	1.2	0.6	1.3	1.4
Q3	2.6	1.5	1.5	3.7	4.4	3.4	3.5	0.9	-0.4	1.3	3.1	2.2
Q4	-0.1	0.5	0.6	0.2	-0.6	2.1	0.3	8.6	6.2	6.3	-0.4	2.8
2023
Q1	-0.6	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.7	5.0	4.1	-2.2	1.7	-3.5	-1.9	0.6
Q2	2.2	3.7	3.1	3.1	3.3	2.3	1.6	3.8	2.7	5.0	6.3	3.5
Q3	2.3	1.0	0.9	2.0	1.4	0.1	2.2	-3.5	-3.5	1.9	0.2	0.7
Q4	3.2	2.6	3.0	5.6	1.9	0.5	1.6	10.9	8.0	2.5	4.1	3.2
2024
Q1	4.3	3.3	3.6	0.7	4.8	9.7	-0.1	0.1	4.4	3.2	4.7	4.0
Q2	1.6	-0.2	-0.4	2.2	-0.8	-3.5	1.9	-2.9	-1.4	2.5	0.0	0.2
Q3	2.3	3.1	2.4	2.7	1.4	-4.0	1.1	-1.0	-3.4	2.0	0.5	0.6
Q4	5.2	7.0	7.0	10.4	6.6	9.7	5.3	20.1	11.7	2.6	7.0	6.8
2025
Q1	3.3	-2.1	-2.4	-6.1	-4.3	1.5	-0.8	-7.7	-1.0	0.2	-1.5	-1.5
Q2	2.0	-1.0	-1.2	0.5	0.4	-5.5	-0.3	-3.4	-0.2	0.5	-0.6	-0.5
Q3	1.4	0.1	0.5	1.8	1.3	0.8	0.9	-1.4	-4.8	1.9	1.7	0.3
Q4	1.4	2.4	1.4	4.3	2.7	5.4	1.8	8.6	6.4	1.5	1.8	3.1
2026
Q1	-5.0	3.6	3.1	2.5	1.0	1.9	5.1	1.6	4.0	3.2	0.8	2.8
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

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Table 7.6 Compensation of Employees by Nationality of Enterprise Ownership

Table 7.7 Compensation of Employees by Nationality of Enterprise Ownership - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 7.8 Total number of Employees by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector

Table 7.8 Total number of Employees¹by 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	26.1	270.6	238.1	97.9	523.2	105.6	96.1	6.8	203.5	558.8	87.3	1,975.9
Q2	26.0	265.8	230.9	103.4	519.2	107.5	98.6	7.1	202.5	560.4	88.6	1,979.0
Q3	24.3	278.1	247.0	103.5	520.5	117.6	100.4	6.6	197.3	572.6	89.6	2,010.5
Q4	31.0	270.8	241.1	105.4	528.9	113.1	100.2	7.1	204.7	583.0	87.2	2,031.4
2020
Q1	30.4	268.9	241.0	103.7	518.4	113.8	103.1	7.6	211.9	577.9	85.8	2,021.4
Q2	23.1	271.4	243.2	86.2	417.1	120.2	111.0	8.9	180.3	555.4	60.9	1,834.5
Q3	23.5	284.8	250.7	96.9	479.6	114.9	104.7	8.0	185.1	568.4	80.2	1,946.3
Q4	27.5	283.5	254.8	97.7	482.7	124.8	104.4	8.3	178.9	583.9	71.1	1,962.8
2021
Q1	24.9	291.8	264.2	93.2	444.2	127.3	106.5	7.5	184.2	606.5	63.2	1,949.4
Q2	26.7	296.8	267.0	93.7	468.2	129.3	116.4	7.0	208.3	631.7	73.4	2,051.6
Q3	24.0	292.7	262.2	105.6	536.2	137.7	121.7	9.8	216.3	626.6	85.0	2,155.5
Q4	26.3	297.5	267.0	116.5	514.5	157.6	118.1	8.7	222.8	652.6	81.9	2,196.4
2022
Q1	24.3	302.0	268.5	118.3	521.8	153.7	118.1	10.8	221.7	659.7	74.6	2,205.1
Q2	24.3	306.5	271.9	120.0	535.1	154.4	116.6	8.3	223.9	665.0	78.2	2,232.3
Q3	23.8	316.3	278.3	125.0	533.6	149.9	113.3	7.8	225.8	663.3	81.4	2,240.3
Q4	25.8	308.8	269.9	119.2	545.5	152.9	117.5	9.8	229.7	665.4	83.1	2,257.7
2023
Q1	26.3	313.8	277.7	117.4	553.2	155.9	119.6	8.0	233.2	678.2	83.0	2,288.4
Q2	24.8	297.6	261.9	129.7	565.3	160.7	124.2	6.4	237.0	693.3	83.1	2,322.1
Q3	28.7	307.3	270.4	124.7	556.1	162.5	118.4	7.3	241.2	690.4	86.6	2,323.1
Q4	29.6	303.1	267.0	115.9	574.0	151.0	117.3	7.9	243.8	709.7	89.9	2,342.2
2024
Q1	26.8	306.2	267.3	122.8	554.9	156.3	117.7	8.7	255.8	700.9	90.9	2,340.9
Q2	27.3	325.1	281.6	122.0	559.9	169.2	115.0	8.3	253.8	729.9	81.4	2,391.8
Q3	33.3	323.1	277.2	129.1	581.1	167.9	117.0	10.9	246.8	726.7	88.2	2,424.2
Q4	29.3	317.3	269.6	126.1	565.1	164.4	122.5	10.8	239.3	741.0	85.8	2,401.7
2025
Q1	32.2	313.9	269.6	127.7	560.2	166.4	130.1	12.2	248.1	737.8	88.2	2,416.8
Q2	31.3	327.7	285.6	133.2	562.5	155.6	122.4	8.7	264.6	746.7	82.8	2,435.6
Q3	31.4	336.0	294.8	126.6	580.4	158.4	128.9	5.7	248.2	732.0	85.3	2,432.9
Q4	27.9	331.7	295.7	136.9	572.3	148.7	131.0	8.3	227.2	766.0	83.6	2,433.6
2026
Q1	27.4	326.8	282.0	140.3	552.1	146.5	131.8	7.5	226.2	752.8	79.7	2,391.2

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2019
Q1	5.1	3.6	2.8	7.5	5.4	6.0	6.0	4.0	9.1	7.4	-5.7	5.7
Q2	-8.7	3.6	1.7	5.7	1.8	5.1	4.9	-7.0	2.2	5.0	-0.1	3.2
Q3	-10.4	3.0	2.8	1.8	0.1	6.8	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	-11.9	2.6	4.9	-3.3	3.9
2020
Q1	16.4	-0.6	1.2	5.9	-0.9	7.7	7.3	10.5	4.1	3.4	-1.7	2.3
Q2	-11.1	2.1	5.3	-16.6	-19.7	11.8	12.5	25.2	-10.9	-0.9	-31.3	-7.3
Q3	-3.2	2.4	1.5	-6.3	-7.8	-2.3	4.3	21.1	-6.2	-0.7	-10.5	-3.2
Q4	-11.4	4.7	5.7	-7.3	-8.7	10.3	4.2	16.4	-12.6	0.2	-18.5	-3.4
2021
Q1	-18.3	8.5	9.6	-10.1	-14.3	11.9	3.4	-0.6	-13.1	5.0	-26.4	-3.6
Q2	15.4	9.4	9.8	8.7	12.3	7.6	4.9	-21.0	15.5	13.7	20.6	11.8
Q3	1.9	2.8	4.6	8.9	11.8	19.8	16.2	21.5	16.8	10.2	5.9	10.7
Q4	-4.3	4.9	4.8	19.3	6.6	26.3	13.0	5.0	24.5	11.8	15.1	11.9
2022
Q1	-2.2	3.5	1.6	26.9	17.5	20.7	10.9	43.1	20.3	8.8	18.1	13.1
Q2	-9.0	3.3	1.9	28.1	14.3	19.4	0.1	17.9	7.5	5.3	6.5	8.8
Q3	-0.7	8.0	6.1	18.4	-0.5	8.8	-6.9	-20.3	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	-0.7	6.0	1.4	1.3	-26.0	5.2	2.8	11.2	3.8
Q2	2.0	-2.9	-3.7	8.0	5.6	4.0	6.5	-22.2	5.9	4.3	6.2	4.0
Q3	20.4	-2.8	-2.8	-0.2	4.2	8.4	4.5	-6.4	6.8	4.1	6.4	3.7
Q4	14.6	-1.8	-1.1	-2.8	5.2	-1.3	-0.1	-18.9	6.2	6.7	8.2	3.7
2024
Q1	1.7	-2.4	-3.7	4.6	0.3	0.3	-1.6	8.8	9.7	3.3	9.6	2.3
Q2	10.1	9.2	7.5	-5.9	-1.0	5.3	-7.4	28.4	7.1	5.3	-2.0	3.0
Q3	16.2	5.2	2.5	3.5	4.5	3.3	-1.2	49.2	2.3	5.3	1.9	4.4
Q4	-0.8	4.7	1.0	8.8	-1.5	8.9	4.4	36.0	-1.9	4.4	-4.5	2.5
2025
Q1	20.5	2.5	0.9	4.0	1.0	6.5	10.5	41.2	-3.0	5.3	-3.0	3.2
Q2	15.0	0.8	1.4	9.2	0.5	-8.0	6.5	4.9	4.3	2.3	1.8	1.8
Q3	-5.6	4.0	6.3	-2.0	-0.1	-5.6	10.2	-48.0	0.6	0.7	-3.3	0.4
Q4	-4.9	4.5	9.6	8.6	1.3	-9.5	6.9	-23.2	-5.1	3.4	-2.6	1.3
2026
Q1	-15.1	4.1	4.6	9.9	-1.4	-11.9	1.3	-38.9	-8.8	2.0	-9.6	-1.1
¹Data from Labour Force Survey
²See Background Notes for detailed NACE A10 sector descriptions

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Table 7.6 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nationality of Enterprise Ownership
Period	Domestic	Foreign
	Amount €m	Amount €m
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	8,110.9
Q3	17,627.1	8,032.3
Q4	19,731.8	8,819.2
2021
Q1	17,466.1	10,514.8
Q2	18,968.1	10,253.9
Q3	20,171.9	10,092.1
Q4	21,006.9	11,024.2
2022
Q1	20,437.7	11,883.3
Q2	21,483.8	11,448.3
Q3	21,945.6	11,186.8
Q4	22,996.3	11,762.5
2023
Q1	21,856.2	12,922.9
Q2	23,455.4	12,616.0
Q3	23,703.5	11,962.7
Q4	24,852.2	12,629.7
2024
Q1	24,910.5	14,240.1
Q2	25,754.1	13,288.3
Q3	25,927.9	12,501.5
Q4	28,069.2	13,577.0
2025
Q1	26,575.8	14,924.9
Q2	27,185.0	13,808.8
Q3	27,358.6	12,962.6
Q4	28,488.4	13,854.3
2026
Q1	28,459.0	15,401.6
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.

Table 7.7 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nationality of Enterprise Ownership - Seasonally Adjusted
Period	Foreign	Domestic
2019
Q1	7,309.0	18,773.7
Q2	7,697.1	18,771.3
Q3	8,089.2	18,380.2
Q4	8,272.1	19,153.6
2020
Q1	8,093.6	19,612.1
Q2	7,862.1	16,281.7
Q3	8,341.4	17,620.4
Q4	8,844.5	19,317.4
2021
Q1	9,726.3	18,347.1
Q2	10,170.5	19,004.1
Q3	10,609.5	19,953.9
Q4	11,307.7	20,483.6
2022
Q1	11,084.9	21,315.3
Q2	11,369.8	21,468.6
Q3	11,786.8	21,761.1
Q4	12,028.3	22,472.8
2023
Q1	12,066.9	22,641.2
Q2	12,527.1	23,410.3
Q3	12,621.3	23,555.2
Q4	12,908.5	24,409.0
2024
Q1	13,264.8	25,529.4
Q2	13,189.7	25,669.9
Q3	13,221.7	25,860.7
Q4	13,915.7	27,805.4
2025
Q1	13,925.3	27,171.4
Q2	13,740.6	27,144.2
Q3	13,706.1	27,307.4
Q4	14,147.2	28,147.7
2026
Q1	14,395.1	29,084.9
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.

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