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Quarterly National Accounts Quarter 3 2025

Compensation of Employees

Compensation of Employees decreased by 0.1% in Q3 2025

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CSO statistical release, 04 December 2025, 11am

Table 7.1 Compensation of Employees by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q3 2025¹
	Amount €m	Quarterly % change
Public Admin, Education and Health	10,159	-1.9
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	6,614	4.6
Professional, Admin and Support Services	5,801	-1.6
Industry (excl. Construction)	4,963	0.1
Information and Communication	3,276	-2.0
Financial and Insurance Activities	2,854	-3.6
Construction	1,722	-3.8
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	707	1.6
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	351	-3.5
Real Estate Activities	560	57.0
Total	37,007	-0.1
¹Constant Market Prices, seasonally adjusted

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On a seasonally adjusted basis, total Compensation of Employees at constant market prices decreased by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2025. Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants increased 4.6% in the quarter. This increase was offset by a decrease of 3.8% in the Construction sector.

`-	Constant	Current
2019Q1	1.24153018692035	3.47270639334936
2019Q2	0.58006640962629	1.64013905524982
2019Q3	1.08879235243666	-0.0609639842007237
2019Q4	0.423055408666873	3.5017576964985
2020Q1	-1.39777399732569	1.09153048799642
2020Q2	-12.0322695278261	-12.6959604697748
2020Q3	13.9591481668596	7.36873242967786
2020Q4	-1.63857757009657	8.10888169253701
2021Q1	-0.884996316978481	-2.5289134051216
2021Q2	5.08385971389276	4.97709928739141
2021Q3	3.06627427387804	4.52345595642447
2021Q4	3.45103183714224	4.01894643674101
2022Q1	2.63324059956891	-0.287024153531956
2022Q2	0.0393514994034394	2.24859363297092
2022Q3	0.831352265172725	1.74410524989366
2022Q4	0.814144128916228	2.85106069019008
2023Q1	1.77728806491748	5.60150295844748
2023Q2	0.641406940861255	0.645113719326251
2023Q3	0.471105197420529	0.191841854181796
2023Q4	-0.465645847805773	3.03217961145328
2024Q1	1.99136559369568	3.44623832277053
2024Q2	0.570700424035286	0.682850192846929
2024Q3	1.11925681688281	0.00690547171529055
2024Q4	-0.808485280298887	3.23084026844644
2025Q1	-1.33432766514346	3.35985779659322
2025Q2	2.28306018298849	-0.237654275280952
2025Q3	-0.116271006884561	0.157653060640284

Column1	Q3 2025	Q3 2024
Public Admin, Education and Health	9.397667761	9.511900739
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	6.613646409	6.724004171
Professional, Admin and Support Services	5.776884719	5.514113671
Industry (excl. Construction)	4.970632131	4.72663016
Information and Communication	3.283119855	3.599139088
Financial and Insurance Activities	2.743908686	2.699821163
Construction	1.764837883	1.822220107
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	0.707027831	0.707997861
Real Estate Activities	0.559908166	0.484335203
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	0.373636245	0.400404181

On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, Compensation of Employees at constant market prices remained constant in Q3 2025 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

	Foreign	Domestic
Q1 2020	8.899397	18.851903
Q2 2020	7.896597	16.24461
Q3 2020	7.809807	17.849628
Q4 2020	8.582384	19.968652
Q1 2021	9.125969	18.225906
Q2 2021	8.895005	19.799299
Q3 2021	8.619538	21.097335
Q4 2021	9.326027	22.183022
Q1 2022	10.993464	20.197203
Q2 2022	10.485167	21.365907
Q3 2022	10.250821	21.655278
Q4 2022	10.655263	22.987469
Q1 2023	12.486777	22.96445
Q2 2023	11.745216	23.72786
Q3 2023	11.181984	23.719141
Q4 2023	11.7242	25.000785
Q1 2024	13.408441	24.899675
Q2 2024	12.447826	25.782349
Q3 2024	11.705107	25.625642
Q4 2024	12.538771	26.721178
Q1 2025	14.379186	26.702688
Q2 2025	13.295687	27.340526
Q3 2025	12.441934	27.402853

In Q3 2025, €27.4 billion was compensated to employees of Irish-owned enterprises, while €12.5 billion was paid to those employed in foreign-owned enterprises. These figures are now available on both a seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted basis in PxStat table NAQ11.

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 Q3 2025, there were 2.2 million employees in Irish-owned enterprises, with a total remuneration of €27.4 billion.

Column1	Foreign	Domestic
2019Q1	7548.71370953456	18521.8971628447
2019Q2	7792.1875159723	18706.0176272671
2019Q3	7858.50277605832	18623.548005584
2019Q4	8210.81681975431	19198.5712133249
2020Q1	8299.39768533319	19409.1721747003
2020Q2	7960.01245041669	16230.688333447
2020Q3	8122.78858459653	17850.460212894
2020Q4	8774.98454340016	19304.4042707872
2021Q1	8548.50339548524	18820.781990904
2021Q2	8942.42397659759	19789.0579177217
2021Q3	8975.63076979391	21055.507053643
2021Q4	9606.0339587462	21632.0392081585
2022Q1	10302.7459316788	20845.666420139
2022Q2	10505.0103764867	21343.8031922455
2022Q3	10747.5499846506	21656.7404135627
2022Q4	10933.6518148236	22394.5045688683
2023Q1	11636.2886628746	23558.7453866457
2023Q2	11739.4632444416	23682.6187982537
2023Q3	11771.0488705243	23718.9875511515
2023Q4	12074.2352309845	24491.9228391667
2024Q1	12418.3568552636	25407.9581674659
2024Q2	12407.6457997288	25676.9662880804
2024Q3	12396.0263601224	25691.2156498024
2024Q4	12971.2677123764	26346.5122495458
2025Q1	13336.2401790409	27302.5612783792
2025Q2	13269.0079201515	27273.2136881821
2025Q3	13181.2347259041	27424.9029356466

Column1	Q3 2025	Q3 2024
Public Admin, Education and Health	731.6138356611	726.3470730527
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	579.7343934865	580.435460156
Industry (excl. Construction)	335.3597295101	322.5330258011
Professional, Admin and Support Services	247.7845914204	246.3729343924
Information and Communication	163.7084730796	168.0753798174
Financial and Insurance Activities	128.7903649938	116.8627435502
Construction	124.9947747708	127.5659610943
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	85.1796922051	88.1056392067
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	31.3580737022	33.2289549022
Real Estate Activities	5.6311672951	10.8556222702

Table 7.2 Compensation of Employees by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023)

Table 7.2 Compensation of Employees¹ by NACE Rev. A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023)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	1,213.1	16,301.7	15,080.8	5,925.7	24,047.6	10,421.8	8,901.6	1,350.9	18,155.7	33,558.7	2,930.9	122,288.3
2020	1,153.6	16,238.0	15,250.5	5,021.0	21,274.1	10,786.5	9,599.3	1,355.0	17,729.7	32,682.8	2,231.6	117,759.2
2021	1,274.0	16,803.2	15,838.2	5,423.4	22,057.7	12,406.9	9,988.7	1,542.8	18,937.0	35,985.7	2,451.5	126,565.9
2022	1,175.1	18,391.0	17,015.0	6,876.1	24,751.4	13,995.7	10,808.6	1,662.1	19,869.7	37,630.7	2,777.1	137,749.0
2023	1,233.2	17,985.8	16,696.9	6,811.2	26,328.0	14,266.0	10,831.6	1,286.0	21,753.1	39,079.0	2,976.6	142,550.4
2024	1,362.7	19,144.3	16,531.5	7,014.3	26,505.1	14,230.6	11,099.1	1,646.4	22,313.6	40,540.5	2,835.5	146,692.1

2019
Q1	302.5	4,106.4	3,794.5	1,398.3	6,073.1	2,500.9	2,186.3	334.6	4,608.5	8,576.6	708.0	30,670.7
Q2	317.7	4,055.2	3,695.4	1,511.9	6,035.8	2,597.2	2,250.6	372.3	4,619.1	8,489.6	759.8	30,862.7
Q3	281.9	4,178.0	3,891.7	1,513.0	6,003.5	2,760.7	2,255.6	327.4	4,450.9	7,797.6	734.0	30,168.3
Q4	310.9	3,962.1	3,699.1	1,502.6	5,935.2	2,563.1	2,209.2	316.6	4,477.2	8,694.9	729.1	30,586.7
2020
Q1	320.9	4,032.0	3,787.0	1,435.7	5,951.1	2,620.6	2,349.0	339.9	4,722.7	8,540.9	709.0	30,896.3
Q2	246.8	3,685.3	3,449.2	794.7	4,271.8	2,713.2	2,616.0	323.7	4,281.7	7,957.5	346.4	27,233.4
Q3	287.4	4,305.0	3,998.3	1,428.1	5,739.3	2,670.4	2,355.2	359.4	4,557.4	7,629.2	711.3	29,929.6
Q4	298.6	4,215.8	4,016.0	1,362.6	5,312.0	2,782.4	2,279.1	332.0	4,167.9	8,555.3	465.0	29,699.8
2021
Q1	316.8	4,358.1	4,184.3	1,071.7	4,848.2	2,987.5	2,445.2	288.4	4,384.0	8,969.2	423.1	30,067.8
Q2	339.2	4,351.8	4,111.6	1,306.5	5,369.5	2,975.9	2,585.5	359.7	4,798.5	9,388.2	576.1	31,997.0
Q3	305.3	4,038.8	3,747.4	1,498.6	6,024.6	3,059.2	2,378.0	481.9	4,826.5	8,318.0	728.3	31,517.5
Q4	312.7	4,054.5	3,794.9	1,546.5	5,815.4	3,384.3	2,580.0	412.8	4,927.9	9,310.3	724.0	32,983.5
2022
Q1	293.2	4,457.1	4,149.8	1,666.3	6,102.5	3,604.8	2,735.5	526.5	5,069.7	9,720.4	710.4	34,793.8
Q2	311.1	4,636.7	4,295.9	1,714.5	6,320.8	3,535.4	2,725.6	360.8	5,030.8	9,512.2	678.3	34,792.3
Q3	272.4	4,754.8	4,377.8	1,802.9	6,075.3	3,441.2	2,625.4	363.3	4,911.4	8,850.7	697.0	33,776.5
Q4	298.4	4,542.4	4,191.5	1,692.4	6,252.8	3,414.3	2,722.1	411.4	4,857.7	9,547.4	691.5	34,386.4
2023
Q1	281.4	4,810.5	4,513.3	1,686.0	6,364.5	3,628.9	2,766.4	382.9	5,341.6	10,093.1	725.0	36,054.9
Q2	274.5	4,492.0	4,168.7	1,811.1	6,663.1	3,687.1	2,817.1	247.0	5,663.6	9,850.4	726.7	36,242.2
Q3	367.7	4,539.2	4,195.3	1,743.0	6,508.9	3,724.7	2,657.2	329.6	5,355.2	9,069.3	748.0	35,032.0
Q4	309.7	4,144.1	3,819.5	1,571.2	6,791.5	3,225.2	2,590.8	326.5	5,392.7	10,066.1	776.9	35,221.3
2024
Q1	315.3	4,900.5	4,317.2	1,703.4	6,646.1	3,411.7	2,807.4	353.0	5,685.7	10,111.8	753.7	36,688.6
Q2	319.8	4,901.1	4,247.7	1,758.7	6,750.1	3,742.9	2,779.5	356.7	5,909.6	10,398.4	677.1	37,593.8
Q3	400.4	4,726.6	4,060.6	1,822.2	6,724.0	3,599.1	2,699.8	484.3	5,514.1	9,511.9	708.0	36,190.6
Q4	327.2	4,616.2	3,906.1	1,730.0	6,384.9	3,476.8	2,812.3	452.3	5,204.2	10,518.5	696.8	36,219.1
2025
Q1	382.3	4,799.3	4,136.3	1,714.0	6,179.3	3,597.2	3,032.1	520.3	5,503.0	10,463.7	725.6	36,916.7
Q2	353.3	5,057.1	4,418.8	1,839.1	6,324.9	3,401.0	3,048.5	356.6	6,092.4	10,519.0	696.2	37,688.1
Q3	373.6	4,970.6	4,352.1	1,764.8	6,613.6	3,283.1	2,743.9	559.9	5,776.9	9,397.7	707.0	36,191.3

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2019	1.1	3.9	3.3	4.1	1.4	6.1	10.6	3.5	5.3	6.8	-5.2	4.9
2020	-4.9	-0.4	1.1	-15.3	-11.5	3.5	7.8	0.3	-2.3	-2.6	-23.9	-3.7
2021	10.4	3.5	3.9	8.0	3.7	15.0	4.1	13.9	6.8	10.1	9.9	7.5
2022	-7.8	9.4	7.4	26.8	12.2	12.8	8.2	7.7	4.9	4.6	13.3	8.8
2023	4.9	-2.2	-1.9	-0.9	6.4	1.9	0.2	-22.6	9.5	3.8	7.2	3.5
2024	10.5	6.4	-1.0	3.0	0.7	-0.2	2.5	28.0	2.6	3.7	-4.7	2.9

2019
Q1	3.3	5.9	5.3	4.8	8.0	3.2	8.2	13.4	13.3	11.2	-7.1	8.5
Q2	1.3	1.8	-0.0	2.4	0.7	6.8	6.7	5.6	2.8	4.2	0.6	3.2
Q3	-8.2	3.3	2.9	0.6	0.3	6.7	16.5	15.1	1.8	8.5	-10.0	4.8
Q4	8.6	4.6	5.0	8.8	-2.8	7.7	11.5	-15.2	3.8	3.9	-4.0	3.3
2020
Q1	6.1	-1.8	-0.2	2.7	-2.0	4.8	7.4	1.6	2.5	-0.4	0.1	0.7
Q2	-22.3	-9.1	-6.7	-47.4	-29.2	4.5	16.2	-13.0	-7.3	-6.3	-54.4	-11.8
Q3	1.9	3.0	2.7	-5.6	-4.4	-3.3	4.4	9.8	2.4	-2.2	-3.1	-0.8
Q4	-3.9	6.4	8.6	-9.3	-10.5	8.6	3.2	4.8	-6.9	-1.6	-36.2	-2.9
2021
Q1	-1.3	8.1	10.5	-25.4	-18.5	14.0	4.1	-15.1	-7.2	5.0	-40.3	-2.7
Q2	37.5	18.1	19.2	64.4	25.7	9.7	-1.2	11.1	12.1	18.0	66.3	17.5
Q3	6.2	-6.2	-6.3	4.9	5.0	14.6	1.0	34.1	5.9	9.0	2.4	5.3
Q4	4.7	-3.8	-5.5	13.5	9.5	21.6	13.2	24.3	18.2	8.8	55.7	11.1
2022
Q1	-7.5	2.3	-0.8	55.5	25.9	20.7	11.9	82.6	15.6	8.4	67.9	15.7
Q2	-8.3	6.5	4.5	31.2	17.7	18.8	5.4	0.3	4.8	1.3	17.7	8.7
Q3	-10.8	17.7	16.8	20.3	0.8	12.5	10.4	-24.6	1.8	6.4	-4.3	7.2
Q4	-4.6	12.0	10.4	9.4	7.5	0.9	5.5	-0.3	-1.4	2.5	-4.5	4.3
2023
Q1	-4.0	7.9	8.8	1.2	4.3	0.7	1.1	-27.3	5.4	3.8	2.1	3.6
Q2	-11.8	-3.1	-3.0	5.6	5.4	4.3	3.4	-31.5	12.6	3.6	7.1	4.2
Q3	35.0	-4.5	-4.2	-3.3	7.1	8.2	1.2	-9.3	9.0	2.5	7.3	3.7
Q4	3.8	-8.8	-8.9	-7.2	8.6	-5.5	-4.8	-20.6	11.0	5.4	12.4	2.4
2024
Q1	12.0	1.9	-4.3	1.0	4.4	-6.0	1.5	-7.8	6.4	0.2	4.0	1.8
Q2	16.5	9.1	1.9	-2.9	1.3	1.5	-1.3	44.4	4.3	5.6	-6.8	3.7
Q3	8.9	4.1	-3.2	4.5	3.3	-3.4	1.6	47.0	3.0	4.9	-5.4	3.3
Q4	5.7	11.4	2.3	10.1	-6.0	7.8	8.5	38.5	-3.5	4.5	-10.3	2.8
2025
Q1	21.2	-2.1	-4.2	0.6	-7.0	5.4	8.0	47.4	-3.2	3.5	-3.7	0.6
Q2	10.5	3.2	4.0	4.6	-6.3	-9.1	9.7	-0.0	3.1	1.2	2.8	0.3
Q3	-6.7	5.2	7.2	-3.1	-1.6	-8.8	1.6	15.6	4.8	-1.2	-0.1	0.0
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 Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023)

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 2023)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	305.0	4,255.3	3,784.1	1,424.2	6,082.8	2,490.6	2,173.6	334.6	4,416.3	8,235.9	707.8	30,275.9
Q2	303.0	4,182.4	3,693.5	1,486.8	6,045.6	2,587.3	2,158.9	372.3	4,373.5	8,345.1	759.7	30,451.5
Q3	283.3	4,279.4	3,809.7	1,479.7	6,013.2	2,688.6	2,303.4	327.4	4,332.0	8,458.3	733.8	30,783.1
Q4	321.1	4,273.0	3,818.8	1,535.8	5,944.8	2,661.5	2,290.9	316.6	4,465.3	8,513.6	729.0	30,913.3
2020
Q1	322.8	4,164.3	3,760.8	1,461.0	5,960.7	2,607.8	2,326.7	339.9	4,520.9	8,204.4	708.8	30,481.2
Q2	236.4	3,794.2	3,446.1	771.5	4,278.7	2,697.1	2,511.4	323.7	4,043.7	7,821.5	346.3	26,813.6
Q3	292.4	4,427.8	3,919.9	1,390.5	5,748.5	2,611.5	2,418.0	359.4	4,450.6	8,267.3	711.1	30,556.6
Q4	302.5	4,553.9	4,164.0	1,400.7	5,320.5	2,887.6	2,357.2	332.0	4,158.8	8,379.0	464.9	30,055.9
2021
Q1	320.7	4,483.3	4,136.7	1,095.0	4,856.0	2,968.6	2,411.6	288.4	4,242.4	8,761.9	423.0	29,789.9
Q2	327.3	4,469.9	4,092.6	1,283.5	5,378.2	2,946.2	2,488.1	359.7	4,471.8	9,078.4	576.0	31,304.4
Q3	309.9	4,174.3	3,692.3	1,456.1	6,034.3	3,012.7	2,453.3	481.9	4,714.5	9,008.5	728.1	32,264.2
Q4	312.9	4,387.6	3,952.9	1,592.3	5,824.7	3,508.9	2,660.3	412.8	4,929.8	9,118.9	723.9	33,377.7
2022
Q1	298.7	4,564.9	4,073.1	1,689.1	6,112.3	3,572.5	2,684.5	526.5	4,844.6	9,350.0	710.3	34,256.6
Q2	305.1	4,755.1	4,270.8	1,686.8	6,331.0	3,490.3	2,632.9	360.8	4,735.5	9,347.3	678.1	34,270.1
Q3	270.3	4,932.7	4,327.8	1,758.7	6,085.1	3,408.5	2,719.4	363.3	4,795.9	9,576.8	696.9	34,555.0
Q4	300.9	4,922.6	4,389.0	1,745.4	6,262.9	3,538.5	2,798.4	411.4	4,872.5	9,356.3	691.3	34,836.3
2023
Q1	284.8	4,915.9	4,404.3	1,708.9	6,374.7	3,587.5	2,702.6	382.9	5,105.6	9,708.8	724.9	35,455.5
Q2	276.6	4,597.1	4,131.1	1,777.9	6,673.8	3,632.0	2,731.0	247.0	5,322.3	9,680.4	726.5	35,682.9
Q3	352.4	4,719.1	4,165.5	1,696.6	6,519.4	3,706.9	2,762.3	329.6	5,218.9	9,806.5	747.9	35,851.0
Q4	319.4	4,498.7	4,018.5	1,629.7	6,802.4	3,339.6	2,656.1	326.5	5,429.4	9,874.0	776.7	35,684.0
2024
Q1	315.2	4,800.1	4,182.5	1,730.9	6,646.1	3,366.5	2,728.8	353.0	5,725.0	9,975.5	753.7	36,394.6
Q2	327.2	4,812.1	4,202.5	1,715.1	6,750.1	3,682.7	2,697.3	356.7	5,612.9	9,971.0	677.1	36,602.3
Q3	376.5	4,718.4	4,036.3	1,777.7	6,724.0	3,587.1	2,806.5	484.3	5,545.4	10,284.1	708.0	37,012.0
Q4	344.5	4,818.2	4,121.3	1,792.0	6,384.9	3,596.2	2,876.0	452.3	5,424.1	10,327.9	696.8	36,712.8
2025
Q1	376.8	4,700.4	3,992.7	1,743.2	6,179.3	3,550.4	2,940.1	520.3	5,434.0	10,052.7	725.6	36,222.9
Q2	363.3	4,959.0	4,363.1	1,789.9	6,324.9	3,342.7	2,961.9	356.6	5,897.1	10,358.3	696.2	37,049.9
Q3	350.7	4,963.5	4,339.4	1,721.7	6,613.6	3,276.1	2,854.2	559.9	5,801.4	10,158.8	707.0	37,006.8

Percentage change on previous quarter
2019
Q1	1.4	4.3	4.4	0.8	-0.5	0.7	5.5	-10.4	2.6	0.6	-6.8	1.2
Q2	-0.7	-1.7	-2.4	4.4	-0.6	3.9	-0.7	11.3	-1.0	1.3	7.3	0.6
Q3	-6.5	2.3	3.1	-0.5	-0.5	3.9	6.7	-12.0	-0.9	1.4	-3.4	1.1
Q4	13.3	-0.2	0.2	3.8	-1.1	-1.0	-0.5	-3.3	3.1	0.7	-0.7	0.4
2020
Q1	0.5	-2.5	-1.5	-4.9	0.3	-2.0	1.6	7.3	1.2	-3.6	-2.8	-1.4
Q2	-26.8	-8.9	-8.4	-47.2	-28.2	3.4	7.9	-4.8	-10.6	-4.7	-51.1	-12.0
Q3	23.7	16.7	13.7	80.2	34.4	-3.2	-3.7	11.0	10.1	5.7	105.3	14.0
Q4	3.5	2.8	6.2	0.7	-7.4	10.6	-2.5	-7.6	-6.6	1.4	-34.6	-1.6
2021
Q1	6.0	-1.6	-0.7	-21.8	-8.7	2.8	2.3	-13.1	2.0	4.6	-9.0	-0.9
Q2	2.1	-0.3	-1.1	17.2	10.8	-0.8	3.2	24.7	5.4	3.6	36.2	5.1
Q3	-5.3	-6.6	-9.8	13.4	12.2	2.3	-1.4	34.0	5.4	-0.8	26.4	3.1
Q4	1.0	5.1	7.1	9.4	-3.5	16.5	8.4	-14.3	4.6	1.2	-0.6	3.5
2022
Q1	-4.5	4.0	3.0	6.1	4.9	1.8	0.9	27.6	-1.7	2.5	-1.9	2.6
Q2	2.1	4.2	4.9	-0.1	3.6	-2.3	-1.9	-31.5	-2.3	-0.0	-4.5	0.0
Q3	-11.4	3.7	1.3	4.3	-3.9	-2.3	3.3	0.7	1.3	2.5	2.8	0.8
Q4	11.3	-0.2	1.4	-0.8	2.9	3.8	2.9	13.2	1.6	-2.3	-0.8	0.8
2023
Q1	-5.3	-0.1	0.3	-2.1	1.8	1.4	-3.4	-6.9	4.8	3.8	4.8	1.8
Q2	-2.9	-6.5	-6.2	4.0	4.7	1.2	1.0	-35.5	4.2	-0.3	0.2	0.6
Q3	27.4	2.7	0.8	-4.6	-2.3	2.1	1.1	33.4	-1.9	1.3	2.9	0.5
Q4	-9.4	-4.7	-3.5	-3.9	4.3	-9.9	-3.8	-0.9	4.0	0.7	3.9	-0.5
2024
Q1	-1.3	6.7	4.1	6.2	-2.3	0.8	2.7	8.1	5.4	1.0	-3.0	2.0
Q2	3.8	0.3	0.5	-0.9	1.6	9.4	-1.2	1.0	-2.0	-0.0	-10.2	0.6
Q3	15.1	-1.9	-4.0	3.7	-0.4	-2.6	4.0	35.8	-1.2	3.1	4.6	1.1
Q4	-8.5	2.1	2.1	0.8	-5.0	0.3	2.5	-6.6	-2.2	0.4	-1.6	-0.8
2025
Q1	9.4	-2.4	-3.1	-2.7	-3.2	-1.3	2.2	15.0	0.2	-2.7	4.1	-1.3
Q2	-3.6	5.5	9.3	2.7	2.4	-5.9	0.7	-31.5	8.5	3.0	-4.0	2.3
Q3	-3.5	0.1	-0.5	-3.8	4.6	-2.0	-3.6	57.0	-1.6	-1.9	1.6	-0.1
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 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	1,296	20,204	18,061	7,632	28,189	15,406	10,948	1,316	22,590	42,329	3,218	153,129

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	330	5,215	4,678	1,753	6,860	3,968	3,086	330	5,724	10,256	786	38,308
Q2	320	4,965	4,432	1,892	7,125	3,823	2,697	322	5,642	10,658	786	38,230
Q3	310	4,785	4,258	1,946	6,989	3,664	2,478	314	5,417	10,626	803	37,331
Q4	336	5,239	4,693	2,043	7,213	3,951	2,687	350	5,808	10,790	843	39,260
2025
Q1	319	5,627	4,997	1,902	7,245	4,108	3,354	359	6,179	11,138	850	41,082
Q2	336	5,347	4,748	2,070	7,505	3,877	2,852	346	6,146	11,315	843	40,636
Q3	337	5,048	4,468	2,107	7,378	3,911	2,628	342	5,835	11,390	870	39,845

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	5.1	8.3	8.2	12.1	7.1	8.0	1.1	2.3	7.2	8.3	8.1	7.4

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	5.4	9.3	9.3	10.9	8.3	10.5	3.1	1.7	7.8	7.8	9.3	8.1
Q2	5.6	6.5	6.4	11.8	7.8	7.4	3.7	1.7	6.8	9.7	7.7	7.8
Q3	5.5	8.2	8.0	13.4	6.3	3.0	1.1	2.1	7.0	8.9	6.3	7.0
Q4	4.0	9.1	9.0	12.1	6.0	11.0	-3.6	3.7	7.2	6.9	9.2	6.9
2025
Q1	-3.2	7.9	6.8	8.5	5.6	3.5	8.7	8.7	8.0	8.6	8.2	7.2
Q2	4.9	7.7	7.1	9.4	5.3	1.4	5.8	7.4	8.9	6.2	7.2	6.3
Q3	8.7	5.5	4.9	8.3	5.6	6.7	6.1	9.2	7.7	7.2	8.3	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

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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 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	236	3,570	3,149	1,150	5,214	2,188	2,094	246	3,604	7,205	563	26,071
Q2	226	3,675	3,282	1,181	5,223	2,161	2,130	258	3,674	7,387	583	26,498
Q3	219	3,603	3,206	1,193	5,221	2,287	2,152	242	3,638	7,330	597	26,482
Q4	236	3,755	3,324	1,253	5,258	2,314	2,189	260	3,954	7,581	610	27,409
2020
Q1	260	3,693	3,282	1,274	5,424	2,473	2,182	270	3,975	7,572	586	27,709
Q2	256	3,481	3,114	815	3,829	2,254	2,167	210	3,328	7,471	379	24,191
Q3	246	3,617	3,224	1,198	4,592	2,404	2,211	228	3,510	7,455	512	25,973
Q4	262	3,813	3,477	1,361	4,862	2,541	2,249	255	4,168	8,048	520	28,079
2021
Q1	276	3,795	3,352	1,112	4,664	2,742	2,291	247	3,949	7,843	448	27,369
Q2	273	3,940	3,538	1,315	4,923	2,704	2,380	251	4,187	8,246	513	28,731
Q3	266	4,008	3,653	1,457	5,477	2,886	2,360	265	4,169	8,525	619	30,031
Q4	287	4,160	3,753	1,518	5,771	2,998	2,452	296	4,604	8,502	649	31,238
2022
Q1	297	4,171	3,729	1,428	5,612	3,147	2,354	269	4,551	8,612	708	31,148
Q2	289	4,328	3,901	1,515	5,906	3,118	2,376	266	4,617	8,722	710	31,849
Q3	282	4,366	3,941	1,566	6,037	3,237	2,467	270	4,614	8,878	687	32,404
Q4	301	4,410	3,946	1,591	6,074	3,295	2,445	290	4,891	9,333	698	33,328
2023
Q1	313	4,597	4,109	1,659	6,472	3,591	2,648	324	5,311	9,566	713	35,195
Q2	303	4,644	4,151	1,691	6,561	3,558	2,650	317	5,284	9,680	733	35,422
Q3	295	4,696	4,200	1,689	6,576	3,556	2,719	307	5,061	9,829	763	35,490
Q4	323	4,794	4,260	1,774	6,762	3,561	2,835	337	5,419	9,995	767	36,566
2024
Q1	330	4,952	4,438	1,832	6,955	3,968	2,714	330	5,724	10,240	780	37,826
Q2	320	4,965	4,445	1,883	7,036	3,823	2,752	322	5,642	10,551	791	38,085
Q3	311	5,080	4,549	1,925	7,041	3,664	2,758	314	5,417	10,770	809	38,087
Q4	336	5,249	4,642	1,991	7,183	3,951	2,736	350	5,808	10,878	837	39,318
2025
Q1	320	5,395	4,740	1,984	7,311	4,108	2,940	359	6,179	11,197	846	40,639
Q2	335	5,348	4,756	2,056	7,394	3,877	2,913	346	6,146	11,279	849	40,542
Q3	338	5,337	4,783	2,091	7,462	3,911	2,928	342	5,835	11,487	875	40,606

Percentage change on previous quarter
2019
Q1	25.6	4.1	4.2	2.1	1.7	11.0	3.3	-5.3	7.4	0.8	-0.1	3.5
Q2	-4.4	2.9	4.2	2.7	0.2	-1.2	1.7	4.9	2.0	2.5	3.5	1.6
Q3	-3.0	-2.0	-2.3	1.0	-0.0	5.8	1.0	-6.4	-1.0	-0.8	2.4	-0.1
Q4	7.4	4.2	3.7	5.0	0.7	1.2	1.7	7.3	8.7	3.4	2.1	3.5
2020
Q1	10.3	-1.7	-1.2	1.7	3.2	6.8	-0.3	4.0	0.5	-0.1	-3.9	1.1
Q2	-1.6	-5.7	-5.1	-36.0	-29.4	-8.8	-0.7	-22.1	-16.3	-1.3	-35.3	-12.7
Q3	-3.9	3.9	3.5	47.1	19.9	6.7	2.0	8.4	5.5	-0.2	35.0	7.4
Q4	6.6	5.4	7.8	13.6	5.9	5.7	1.7	11.9	18.8	7.9	1.7	8.1
2021
Q1	5.5	-0.5	-3.6	-18.3	-4.1	7.9	1.9	-3.2	-5.3	-2.5	-13.8	-2.5
Q2	-1.1	3.8	5.6	18.2	5.5	-1.4	3.9	1.5	6.0	5.1	14.3	5.0
Q3	-2.6	1.7	3.2	10.8	11.3	6.7	-0.9	5.7	-0.4	3.4	20.7	4.5
Q4	7.7	3.8	2.7	4.2	5.4	3.9	3.9	11.7	10.4	-0.3	4.9	4.0
2022
Q1	3.6	0.3	-0.6	-5.9	-2.8	5.0	-4.0	-9.2	-1.2	1.3	9.0	-0.3
Q2	-2.6	3.8	4.6	6.1	5.2	-0.9	0.9	-1.2	1.5	1.3	0.4	2.2
Q3	-2.4	0.9	1.0	3.4	2.2	3.8	3.8	1.6	-0.1	1.8	-3.3	1.7
Q4	6.5	1.0	0.1	1.6	0.6	1.8	-0.9	7.6	6.0	5.1	1.6	2.9
2023
Q1	4.1	4.2	4.1	4.3	6.5	9.0	8.3	11.8	8.6	2.5	2.3	5.6
Q2	-3.3	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.4	-0.9	0.0	-2.3	-0.5	1.2	2.8	0.6
Q3	-2.7	1.1	1.2	-0.1	0.2	-0.1	2.6	-3.1	-4.2	1.5	4.0	0.2
Q4	9.5	2.1	1.4	5.0	2.8	0.1	4.3	9.7	7.1	1.7	0.6	3.0
2024
Q1	2.4	3.3	4.2	3.3	2.8	11.4	-4.3	-2.1	5.6	2.5	1.8	3.4
Q2	-3.2	0.3	0.2	2.8	1.2	-3.7	1.4	-2.3	-1.4	3.0	1.4	0.7
Q3	-2.8	2.3	2.3	2.2	0.1	-4.1	0.2	-2.8	-4.0	2.1	2.3	0.0
Q4	8.0	3.3	2.0	3.4	2.0	7.8	-0.8	11.6	7.2	1.0	3.4	3.2
2025
Q1	-4.7	2.8	2.1	-0.3	1.8	4.0	7.5	2.6	6.4	2.9	1.1	3.4
Q2	4.9	-0.9	0.3	3.6	1.1	-5.6	-0.9	-3.5	-0.5	0.7	0.3	-0.2
Q3	0.7	-0.2	0.6	1.7	0.9	0.9	0.5	-1.1	-5.1	1.8	3.1	0.2
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
²See Background Notes for detailed NACE A10 sector descriptions

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Table 7.6 Breakdown of Compensation of Employees & Employment 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 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	26.1	270.4	237.9	96.8	523.1	105.9	96.0	6.8	203.3	559.2	87.2	1,974.9
Q2	26.0	265.6	230.7	102.3	519.2	107.7	98.5	7.1	202.3	560.8	88.6	1,978.1
Q3	24.2	277.9	246.8	102.4	520.4	117.8	100.4	6.6	197.1	573.0	89.6	2,009.5
Q4	31.0	270.6	240.9	104.3	528.8	113.4	100.2	7.1	204.5	583.4	87.2	2,030.5
2020
Q1	30.4	268.6	240.8	102.5	518.2	114.0	103.0	7.5	211.7	578.1	85.7	2,019.8
Q2	23.1	271.2	242.9	85.0	416.9	120.4	110.9	8.9	180.1	555.7	60.8	1,832.9
Q3	23.5	284.5	250.4	95.7	479.4	115.2	104.7	8.0	184.9	568.7	80.2	1,944.7
Q4	27.4	283.2	254.5	96.5	482.5	125.1	104.4	8.2	178.7	584.2	71.1	1,961.2
2021
Q1	24.8	291.2	263.6	91.8	443.5	127.5	106.4	7.5	183.8	606.1	63.1	1,945.6
Q2	26.6	296.2	266.4	92.3	467.5	129.4	116.3	7.0	207.9	631.3	73.3	2,047.8
Q3	23.9	292.1	261.6	104.1	535.6	137.8	121.5	9.8	215.9	626.1	84.8	2,151.7
Q4	26.2	296.9	266.4	115.1	513.8	157.7	117.9	8.6	222.3	652.2	81.8	2,192.6
2022
Q1	24.2	301.4	268.0	116.8	521.2	153.9	118.0	10.7	221.3	659.4	74.5	2,201.4
Q2	24.2	305.9	271.4	118.5	534.5	154.6	116.4	8.2	223.5	664.6	78.1	2,228.6
Q3	23.7	315.7	277.7	123.5	533.0	150.1	113.2	7.8	225.4	662.9	81.3	2,236.6
Q4	25.7	308.2	269.3	117.7	544.9	153.1	117.3	9.8	229.3	665.0	83.0	2,254.0
2023
Q1	26.2	313.2	277.1	115.8	552.5	156.0	119.5	7.9	232.8	677.8	82.8	2,284.6
Q2	24.7	297.0	261.3	128.1	564.7	160.8	124.1	6.4	236.6	692.9	83.0	2,318.3
Q3	28.6	306.7	269.8	123.2	555.4	162.7	118.2	7.3	240.8	690.0	86.5	2,319.3
Q4	29.5	302.5	266.4	114.3	573.3	151.1	117.2	7.9	243.4	709.3	89.8	2,338.3
2024
Q1	26.7	305.6	266.7	121.2	554.2	156.4	117.6	8.6	255.4	700.5	90.8	2,337.1
Q2	27.2	324.5	281.0	120.4	559.3	169.3	114.8	8.2	253.3	729.5	81.3	2,387.9
Q3	33.2	322.5	276.6	127.6	580.4	168.1	116.9	10.9	246.4	726.3	88.1	2,420.4
Q4	29.2	316.7	269.1	124.5	564.5	164.5	122.4	10.8	238.9	740.6	85.7	2,397.8
2025
Q1	32.2	313.3	269.0	126.1	559.6	171.0	129.9	12.2	247.7	737.4	88.0	2,417.4
Q2	31.3	327.1	285.0	131.6	561.8	161.0	122.3	8.6	264.2	746.4	82.7	2,437.0
Q3	31.4	335.4	294.2	125.0	579.7	163.7	128.8	5.6	247.8	731.6	85.2	2,434.2

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
Q2	15.0	0.8	1.4	9.3	0.5	-4.9	6.5	4.9	4.3	2.3	1.8	2.1
Q3	-5.6	4.0	6.4	-2.0	-0.1	-2.6	10.2	-48.1	0.6	0.7	-3.3	0.6
¹Data from Labour Force Survey
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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	17,976.0		8,095.5
Q2	18,726.9		7,719.8
Q3	18,589.7		7,551.5
Q4	19,658.2		7,946.0
2020
Q1	18,851.9		8,899.4
Q2	16,244.6	1,551,728	7,896.6	543,088
Q3	17,849.6	1,729,972	7,809.8	554,902
Q4	19,968.7	1,714,370	8,582.4	564,217
2021
Q1	18,225.9	1,592,884	9,126.0	579,464
Q2	19,799.3	1,754,088	8,895.0	595,261
Q3	21,097.3	1,901,684	8,619.5	624,057
Q4	22,183.0	1,909,021	9,326.0	635,213
2022
Q1	20,197.2	1,927,167	10,993.5	633,962
Q2	21,365.9	2,037,632	10,485.2	653,148
Q3	21,655.3	2,070,565	10,250.8	670,033
Q4	22,987.5	2,041,346	10,655.3	672,190
2023
Q1	22,964.5	2,003,310	12,486.8	661,055
Q2	23,727.9	2,084,331	11,745.2	667,086
Q3	23,719.1	2,111,317	11,182.0	670,243
Q4	25,000.8	2,074,862	11,724.2	668,943
2024
Q1	24,899.7	2,083,390	13,408.4	663,563
Q2	25,782.3	2,173,358	12,447.8	666,745
Q3	25,625.6	2,193,616	11,705.1	672,497
Q4	26,721.2	2,161,636	12,538.8	672,872
2025
Q1	26,702.7	2,140,987	14,379.2	666,730
Q2	27,340.5	2,191,192	13,295.7	700,233
Q3	27,402.9	2,211,447	12,441.9	706,010
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

Table 7.7 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nationality of Enterprise Ownership - Seasonally Adjusted
Period	Foreign Amount €m	Domestic Amount €m
2019
Q1	7,548.7	18,521.9
Q2	7,792.2	18,706.0
Q3	7,858.5	18,623.5
Q4	8,210.8	19,198.6
2020
Q1	8,299.4	19,409.2
Q2	7,960.0	16,230.7
Q3	8,122.8	17,850.5
Q4	8,775.0	19,304.4
2021
Q1	8,548.5	18,820.8
Q2	8,942.4	19,789.1
Q3	8,975.6	21,055.5
Q4	9,606.0	21,632.0
2022
Q1	10,302.7	20,845.7
Q2	10,505.0	21,343.8
Q3	10,747.5	21,656.7
Q4	10,933.7	22,394.5
2023
Q1	11,636.3	23,558.7
Q2	11,739.5	23,682.6
Q3	11,771.0	23,719.0
Q4	12,074.2	24,491.9
2024
Q1	12,418.4	25,408.0
Q2	12,407.6	25,677.0
Q3	12,396.0	25,691.2
Q4	12,971.3	26,346.5
2025
Q1	13,336.2	27,302.6
Q2	13,269.0	27,273.2
Q3	13,181.2	27,424.9
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

Quarterly National Accounts Quarter 3 2025

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