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Compensation of Employees

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Compensation of Employees increases by 5.6% in Q3 2021

Table 7.1 Compensation of Employees by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q3 2021¹
	Amount €m	Quarterly % change
Public Admin, Education and Health	8,228	6.0
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	4,948	14.5
Industry (excl. Construction)	3,837	-0.8
Professional, Admin and Support Services	3,733	3.4
Information and Communication	2,608	2.5
Financial and Insurance Activities	2,223	-0.0
Construction	1,192	11.3
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	527	17.3
Real Estate Activities	234	8.1
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	195	1.5
Total	27,725	5.6
¹Current Market Prices, seasonally adjusted.

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Third quarter of 2021 sees Compensation of Employees increase by 11.4% compared to corresponding period of previous year following some easing of restrictions. Largest increase seen in Professional, Admin and Support Services (15.4%), Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants (14.5%) and Information and Communication (13.3%) sectors. While Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing seen a drop of -0.7%.

Column1	Q3 2021	Q2 2021
Public Admin, Education and Health	8.22772223664899	7.76444168423148
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	4.94839796584423	4.32312122410492
Industry (excl. Construction)	3.83696123629604	3.86679122564428
Professional, Admin and Support Services	3.73326433532585	3.60972080795695
Information and Communication	2.60765972054345	2.54368273154813
Financial and Insurance Activities	2.22273032603348	2.22331545713871
Construction	1.19177040799747	1.07119416956462
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	0.526565036940375	0.449052402991713
Real Estate Activities	0.234235543895632	0.216760775718568
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	0.195496803158174	0.192642662630969

On a seasonally adjusted basis, total Compensation of Employees increased by 5.6% compared to the previous quarter. Most sectors experienced an increase this quarter compared to the pervious. Largest increase in growth quarter on quarter can be seen in Arts, Entertainment and Other Services (17.3%), Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants (14.5%) and Construction (11.3%) sectors. While Industry (excl. Construction) seen a drop of -0.8%.

Column1	Q3 2020	Q3 2021
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	8.020921	4.95338
Industry (excl. Construction)	128.13179	56.188249
Construction	102.214319	65.835377
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	563.499708	605.06031
Information and Communication	35.943166	17.74622
Financial and Insurance Activities	21.083992	17.054356
Real Estate Activities	20.070277	12.397717
Professional, Admin and Support Services	169.314867	100.179674
Public Admin, Education and Health	102.973835	110.620792
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	89.200226	102.902159

Column1	Q3 2021
Information and Communication	0.679238249327502
Financial and Insurance Activities	0.836675245355744
Public Admin, Education and Health	1.3547617869928
Industry (excl. Construction)	1.51369099623562
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	2.6263799890691
Professional, Admin and Support Services	2.75584400079049
Construction	5.30292019732121
Real Estate Activities	5.4090324946646
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	12.0959127987369
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	19.211216975059

A slight increase in total Employment Wage Subsidy in Q3 2021 compared to the previous quarter. Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants receives the largest amount of EWSS payments.

Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme payments make up 4% of total Compensation of Employees this quarter. The Arts, Entertainment and Other Services sector EWSS payments as a percentage of Compensation of Employees sees an increase this quarter, up to 19.2% from 17.6% in Q2 2021. Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants also sees an increase from 11.1% to 12.1% this quarter.

The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme replaced the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme from 1 September 2020. More information on the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme is available on the Revenue.ie website.

Table 7.2 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector² of Origin at Current Market Prices

Table 7.2 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
2015	658	11,215	9,861	2,508	15,649	5,398	7,011	634	8,681	23,820	1,842	77,415
2016	686	12,005	10,634	3,002	16,897	6,007	6,911	714	9,681	24,618	1,951	82,471
2017	710	12,585	11,113	3,611	17,870	6,676	7,408	775	10,717	25,897	2,020	88,270
2018	727	13,383	11,855	3,961	18,700	7,465	7,736	848	11,646	27,205	2,145	93,815
2019	776	14,227	12,649	4,147	19,463	8,472	8,100	903	13,349	28,858	2,208	100,503
2020	790	14,731	13,120	4,118	17,443	9,248	8,425	879	13,415	30,253	1,881	101,183

2015
Q1	164	2,793	2,463	589	3,736	1,331	1,891	161	1,983	5,865	470	18,984
Q2	166	2,756	2,411	615	3,889	1,339	1,707	170	2,121	5,918	465	19,146
Q3	165	2,772	2,420	630	3,897	1,357	1,680	148	2,281	5,925	462	19,317
Q4	162	2,895	2,567	675	4,126	1,371	1,732	155	2,295	6,112	445	19,968
2016
Q1	170	2,959	2,616	678	3,989	1,501	1,873	176	2,310	6,005	479	20,140
Q2	172	2,917	2,599	770	4,170	1,465	1,680	187	2,372	6,152	478	20,363
Q3	173	3,055	2,694	757	4,291	1,503	1,659	160	2,436	6,136	498	20,668
Q4	170	3,074	2,725	796	4,447	1,537	1,699	191	2,563	6,325	497	21,300
2017
Q1	177	3,173	2,793	915	4,248	1,610	2,029	222	2,618	6,236	489	21,718
Q2	179	3,057	2,701	885	4,456	1,605	1,804	187	2,705	6,457	504	21,840
Q3	178	3,145	2,777	876	4,436	1,718	1,785	179	2,674	6,490	501	21,982
Q4	176	3,210	2,843	934	4,729	1,742	1,789	187	2,720	6,715	526	22,729
2018
Q1	180	3,397	3,023	893	4,371	1,789	2,089	193	2,777	6,574	527	22,789
Q2	183	3,258	2,870	989	4,660	1,840	1,960	232	2,917	6,775	515	23,330
Q3	182	3,342	2,958	1,051	4,718	2,005	1,771	180	2,898	6,784	564	23,496
Q4	182	3,387	3,005	1,029	4,951	1,831	1,915	242	3,053	7,072	538	24,200
2019
Q1	200	3,573	3,181	952	4,691	2,084	2,222	224	3,278	7,030	531	24,785
Q2	191	3,556	3,168	1,027	4,853	2,043	1,990	230	3,319	7,290	549	25,049
Q3	185	3,417	3,010	1,058	4,894	2,170	1,881	219	3,273	7,094	558	24,750
Q4	199	3,681	3,290	1,110	5,026	2,173	2,007	231	3,479	7,443	571	25,919
2020
Q1	201	3,807	3,391	1,050	4,869	2,370	2,347	247	3,578	7,426	548	26,443
Q2	198	3,493	3,124	739	3,615	2,167	2,049	194	3,037	7,426	366	23,284
Q3	190	3,485	3,074	1,103	4,369	2,306	1,935	211	3,149	7,322	481	24,552
Q4	200	3,946	3,530	1,225	4,590	2,406	2,094	226	3,650	8,079	487	26,905
2021
Q1	197	3,820	3,414	897	4,097	2,592	2,451	220	3,503	7,500	406	25,682
Q2	193	3,835	3,438	1,075	4,334	2,466	2,200	209	3,611	7,744	445	26,112
Q3	189	3,712	3,323	1,241	5,002	2,613	2,038	229	3,635	8,165	536	27,361

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2015	1.6	6.7	6.6	9.0	5.9	11.6	6.9	11.6	13.7	1.9	2.9	6.1
2016	4.3	7.0	7.8	19.7	8.0	11.3	-1.4	12.6	11.5	3.3	5.9	6.5
2017	3.6	4.8	4.5	20.3	5.8	11.1	7.2	8.5	10.7	5.2	3.5	7.0
2018	2.4	6.3	6.7	9.7	4.6	11.8	4.4	9.4	8.7	5.0	6.2	6.3
2019	6.7	6.3	6.7	4.7	4.1	13.5	4.7	6.6	14.6	6.1	2.9	7.1
2020	1.8	3.5	3.7	-0.7	-10.4	9.2	4.0	-2.6	0.5	4.8	-14.8	0.7

2015
Q1	2.0	7.9	7.9	17.2	6.2	13.2	10.3	19.5	1.1	1.5	7.6	5.6
Q2	1.9	7.3	8.9	7.6	4.5	10.4	11.6	38.9	14.5	0.8	3.9	6.0
Q3	1.7	6.7	5.7	8.2	5.7	16.3	5.0	11.4	22.8	2.5	4.3	7.3
Q4	0.7	5.2	4.1	4.8	7.3	6.8	1.1	-12.9	16.8	2.9	-3.9	5.4
2016
Q1	3.7	5.9	6.2	15.1	6.8	12.8	-0.9	8.8	16.5	2.4	1.8	6.1
Q2	3.9	5.9	7.8	25.2	7.2	9.4	-1.6	10.0	11.9	3.9	2.8	6.4
Q3	4.6	10.2	11.3	20.3	10.1	10.8	-1.3	8.2	6.8	3.6	7.7	7.0
Q4	4.9	6.2	6.1	18.0	7.8	12.2	-1.9	23.7	11.6	3.5	11.6	6.7
2017
Q1	3.9	7.2	6.7	35.0	6.5	7.2	8.3	26.5	13.3	3.9	2.1	7.8
Q2	4.0	4.8	3.9	14.9	6.9	9.6	7.4	0.2	14.0	5.0	5.6	7.3
Q3	2.9	3.0	3.1	15.7	3.4	14.3	7.6	11.7	9.8	5.8	0.7	6.4
Q4	3.4	4.4	4.3	17.3	6.3	13.3	5.3	-2.3	6.2	6.2	5.8	6.7
2018
Q1	1.5	7.1	8.2	-2.5	2.9	11.1	2.9	-13.2	6.1	5.4	7.9	4.9
Q2	2.3	6.5	6.3	11.7	4.6	14.6	8.7	24.4	7.8	4.9	2.1	6.8
Q3	2.6	6.2	6.5	19.9	6.3	16.7	-0.8	0.7	8.4	4.5	12.7	6.9
Q4	3.3	5.5	5.7	10.1	4.7	5.1	7.0	29.7	12.2	5.3	2.3	6.5
2019
Q1	11.4	5.2	5.2	6.7	7.3	16.5	6.4	16.1	18.0	6.9	0.6	8.8
Q2	4.4	9.2	10.4	3.8	4.1	11.1	1.5	-0.9	13.8	7.6	6.5	7.4
Q3	1.7	2.2	1.8	0.7	3.7	8.2	6.2	21.3	12.9	4.6	-1.2	5.3
Q4	9.2	8.7	9.5	7.9	1.5	18.7	4.8	-4.8	13.9	5.3	6.1	7.1
2020
Q1	0.3	6.5	6.6	10.2	3.8	13.7	5.6	10.5	9.2	5.6	3.3	6.7
Q2	3.6	-1.8	-1.4	-28.0	-25.5	6.0	3.0	-15.6	-8.5	1.9	-33.4	-7.0
Q3	2.6	2.0	2.1	4.2	-10.7	6.2	2.9	-3.3	-3.8	3.2	-13.8	-0.8
Q4	0.7	7.2	7.3	10.4	-8.7	10.7	4.3	-1.8	4.9	8.5	-14.7	3.8
2021
Q1	-1.9	0.4	0.7	-14.5	-15.9	9.4	4.4	-11.2	-2.1	1.0	-25.9	-2.9
Q2	-2.7	9.8	10.0	45.5	19.9	13.8	7.4	7.6	18.9	4.3	21.6	12.1
Q3	-0.7	6.5	8.1	12.5	14.5	13.3	5.3	8.4	15.4	11.5	11.4	11.4
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

Open in Excel: Quarterly National Accounts Q3 2021 Table 7.2 (XLS 24KB)

Table 7.3 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector² of Origin at Current Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 7.3 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
2015
Q1	164	2,793	2,424	621	3,845	1,300	1,759	151	1,983	5,961	463	19,041
Q2	164	2,794	2,455	608	3,868	1,353	1,762	169	2,129	5,897	463	19,208
Q3	165	2,800	2,450	627	3,917	1,362	1,744	162	2,286	5,954	467	19,483
Q4	165	2,834	2,539	654	4,009	1,388	1,764	152	2,283	6,026	446	19,721
2016
Q1	169	2,884	2,564	713	4,111	1,459	1,722	176	2,322	6,018	477	20,050
Q2	171	2,978	2,649	758	4,155	1,488	1,724	175	2,359	6,126	477	20,410
Q3	173	3,090	2,720	755	4,297	1,504	1,740	173	2,451	6,209	500	20,892
Q4	173	3,067	2,714	773	4,339	1,556	1,742	189	2,553	6,210	496	21,098
2017
Q1	176	3,089	2,722	962	4,389	1,564	1,845	209	2,602	6,292	489	21,617
Q2	177	3,107	2,751	874	4,442	1,633	1,842	189	2,703	6,437	506	21,910
Q3	179	3,187	2,808	869	4,446	1,715	1,894	192	2,705	6,553	500	22,239
Q4	178	3,226	2,842	908	4,587	1,764	1,839	184	2,716	6,612	523	22,538
2018
Q1	178	3,288	2,932	942	4,522	1,736	1,885	194	2,777	6,662	531	22,716
Q2	181	3,321	2,920	979	4,644	1,876	1,992	221	2,878	6,731	517	23,340
Q3	186	3,398	3,015	1,032	4,705	2,001	1,897	190	2,954	6,856	561	23,781
Q4	182	3,385	2,991	1,001	4,801	1,853	1,974	239	3,039	7,031	533	24,038
2019
Q1	198	3,491	3,087	1,011	4,863	2,022	1,993	212	3,231	7,092	538	24,650
Q2	189	3,605	3,204	1,019	4,838	2,093	2,016	236	3,318	7,286	552	25,153
Q3	191	3,520	3,110	1,030	4,868	2,166	2,033	228	3,354	7,199	552	25,141
Q4	197	3,667	3,241	1,082	4,895	2,194	2,069	226	3,439	7,377	564	25,710
2020
Q1	198	3,699	3,296	1,120	5,039	2,292	2,098	237	3,533	7,464	558	26,239
Q2	197	3,533	3,155	735	3,604	2,232	2,072	200	3,042	7,435	368	23,420
Q3	197	3,613	3,204	1,064	4,336	2,303	2,103	218	3,235	7,385	474	24,927
Q4	197	3,796	3,447	1,198	4,468	2,422	2,156	221	3,584	7,897	481	26,422
2021
Q1	193	3,762	3,332	962	4,267	2,506	2,187	212	3,484	7,595	414	25,581
Q2	193	3,867	3,463	1,071	4,323	2,544	2,223	217	3,610	7,764	449	26,261
Q3	195	3,837	3,480	1,192	4,948	2,608	2,223	234	3,733	8,228	527	27,725

Percentage change on previous quarter
2015
Q1	0.1	2.4	-0.0	-0.2	2.3	0.5	1.6	-13.1	1.8	1.6	-0.3	1.5
Q2	0.5	0.0	1.3	-2.1	0.6	4.1	0.1	11.8	7.3	-1.1	-0.1	0.9
Q3	0.3	0.2	-0.2	3.1	1.3	0.6	-1.0	-4.5	7.4	1.0	0.7	1.4
Q4	0.2	1.2	3.6	4.4	2.3	1.9	1.2	-5.9	-0.1	1.2	-4.5	1.2
2016
Q1	2.5	1.8	1.0	9.0	2.5	5.1	-2.4	15.7	1.7	-0.1	6.9	1.7
Q2	0.8	3.2	3.3	6.3	1.1	2.0	0.1	-0.7	1.6	1.8	0.1	1.8
Q3	1.3	3.8	2.7	-0.5	3.4	1.1	1.0	-0.9	3.9	1.4	4.9	2.4
Q4	0.1	-0.7	-0.2	2.5	1.0	3.5	0.1	8.9	4.2	0.0	-0.9	1.0
2017
Q1	1.4	0.7	0.3	24.4	1.2	0.5	5.9	10.5	1.9	1.3	-1.3	2.5
Q2	1.1	0.6	1.0	-9.2	1.2	4.4	-0.2	-9.6	3.9	2.3	3.4	1.4
Q3	0.9	2.6	2.1	-0.6	0.1	5.0	2.8	1.6	0.1	1.8	-1.1	1.5
Q4	-0.5	1.2	1.2	4.5	3.2	2.9	-2.9	-3.8	0.4	0.9	4.6	1.3
2018
Q1	-0.1	1.9	3.2	3.8	-1.4	-1.6	2.5	5.5	2.2	0.7	1.6	0.8
Q2	1.9	1.0	-0.4	3.8	2.7	8.0	5.7	13.5	3.6	1.0	-2.6	2.7
Q3	2.7	2.3	3.3	5.5	1.3	6.7	-4.8	-13.8	2.6	1.9	8.4	1.9
Q4	-2.2	-0.4	-0.8	-3.0	2.0	-7.4	4.1	25.6	2.9	2.5	-5.0	1.1
2019
Q1	8.7	3.1	3.2	0.9	1.3	9.1	1.0	-11.1	6.3	0.9	0.9	2.5
Q2	-4.2	3.3	3.8	0.8	-0.5	3.5	1.1	11.1	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.0
Q3	1.1	-2.4	-2.9	1.1	0.6	3.5	0.8	-3.4	1.1	-1.2	-0.0	-0.0
Q4	2.9	4.2	4.2	5.0	0.6	1.3	1.8	-0.8	2.5	2.5	2.2	2.3
2020
Q1	0.3	0.9	1.7	3.5	3.0	4.5	1.4	5.1	2.7	1.2	-1.1	2.1
Q2	-0.2	-4.5	-4.3	-34.4	-28.5	-2.6	-1.3	-15.6	-13.9	-0.4	-33.9	-10.7
Q3	-0.0	2.2	1.6	44.8	20.3	3.1	1.5	8.6	6.3	-0.7	28.6	6.4
Q4	0.1	5.1	7.6	12.6	3.0	5.2	2.5	1.7	10.8	6.9	1.5	6.0
2021
Q1	-2.0	-0.9	-3.3	-19.7	-4.5	3.5	1.4	-4.3	-2.8	-3.8	-13.9	-3.2
Q2	-0.4	2.8	3.9	11.4	1.3	1.5	1.7	2.3	3.6	2.2	8.5	2.7
Q3	1.5	-0.8	0.5	11.3	14.5	2.5	-0.0	8.1	3.4	6.0	17.3	5.6
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.
²See Background Notes for detailed Nace A10 sector descriptions

Open in Excel: Quarterly National Accounts Q3 2021 Table 7.3 (XLS 22KB)

Table 7.4 Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme by Nace Rev. 2 A10¹ Sector of Origin at Current Market Prices

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