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Table 7.1 Compensation of Employees by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q4 20231 | ||
Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
Public Admin, Education and Health | 8,952 | 1.1 |
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants | 6,012 | 4.7 |
Professional, Admin and Support Services | 4,446 | 3.0 |
Industry (excl. Construction) | 3,913 | -3.2 |
Information and Communication | 2,838 | -12.5 |
Financial and Insurance Activities | 2,430 | -2.5 |
Construction | 1,406 | -3.9 |
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services | 635 | 2.6 |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 211 | -19.6 |
Real Estate Activities | 201 | 0.7 |
Total | 31,043 | -0.6 |
1Constant Market Prices, seasonally adjusted. |
On a seasonally adjusted basis, total Compensation of Employees decreased by 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2023. Largest increase in growth quarter on quarter by sector can be seen in Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants (4.7%). Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing had the largest decrease of 19.6% this quarter compared to the previous.
`- | Constant | Current |
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2017Q1 | 3.41961098457126 | 2.23943346603603 |
2017Q2 | -1.5141776940236 | 1.46940590979405 |
2017Q3 | 3.99794895275123 | 1.5759825488795 |
2017Q4 | 0.100906366049491 | 1.39737736833843 |
2018Q1 | -0.23685472702073 | 0.683770592426214 |
2018Q2 | 3.20168289237324 | 2.56008410687942 |
2018Q3 | 0.311923564325656 | 2.2310684811802 |
2018Q4 | 2.21104226745534 | 1.19081043881801 |
2019Q1 | 0.943509653929042 | 2.73056429973457 |
2019Q2 | 0.77658858047347 | 1.83803805159397 |
2019Q3 | 0.561180698641683 | 0.403382648633865 |
2019Q4 | 0.57271074066878 | 2.37302333457043 |
2020Q1 | -1.48090736265825 | 1.44130930020556 |
2020Q2 | -12.1422153267455 | -11.2414669480701 |
2020Q3 | 13.7353619759709 | 7.18537602496698 |
2020Q4 | -1.66433157614334 | 5.95223588316864 |
2021Q1 | -1.11579960146175 | -1.92344765404762 |
2021Q2 | 4.9492429779266 | 4.95410157653537 |
2021Q3 | 2.20088973034558 | 4.9857913313839 |
2021Q4 | 3.67394960603038 | 2.58710316578306 |
2022Q1 | -1.11579960146175 | 0.524480871120536 |
2022Q2 | 0.646127687469789 | 2.46255954130237 |
2022Q3 | 0.643126423552953 | 1.91300075594478 |
2022Q4 | 1.16190931958322 | 1.88725268911327 |
2023Q1 | 1.3449567513155 | 4.3062115165682 |
2023Q2 | 0.967659897536954 | 0.613560292928517 |
2023Q3 | -0.0119154402079213 | 0.25011524909857 |
2023Q4 | -0.606947203737329 | 1.39540163941321 |
Column1 | Q4 2023 | Q4 2022 |
---|---|---|
Public Admin, Education and Health | 9.064086435 | 8.611064444 |
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants | 5.976635958 | 5.502136724 |
Industry (excl. Construction) | 3.760856325 | 4.199063982 |
Professional, Admin and Support Services | 4.307242753 | 3.872521162 |
Information and Communication | 2.775600413 | 2.972554635 |
Financial and Insurance Activities | 2.366738873 | 2.462207313 |
Construction | 1.363458519 | 1.482726936 |
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services | 0.641626361 | 0.58130934 |
Real Estate Activities | 0.202592954 | 0.251916611 |
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing | 0.212352799 | 0.205269868 |
The fourth quarter of 2023 sees Compensation of Employees increase by 1.8% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The largest increase by sector can be seen in Professional, Admin and Support Services (11.2%). Real Estate Activities had the largest decrease of 19.6% compared to the same period in the previous year.
Foreign | Domestic | |
Q1 2019 | 8.32363322452 | 16.58093506316 |
Q2 2019 | 7.92175249646 | 17.2470695691 |
Q3 2019 | 7.76931721598 | 17.09930191653 |
Q4 2019 | 8.1740333634 | 17.86402905458 |
Q1 2020 | 9.13295502354 | 17.3407344602 |
Q2 2020 | 8.10328839483 | 15.20132462598 |
Q3 2020 | 8.02467845421 | 16.56292599403 |
Q4 2020 | 8.79998917425 | 18.15231802388 |
Q1 2021 | 9.37432471679 | 16.6938347268 |
Q2 2021 | 9.12460591602 | 18.14449155372 |
Q3 2021 | 8.86392775622 | 19.34231125265 |
Q4 2021 | 9.61218448715 | 20.04096121507 |
Q1 2022 | 10.98193841396 | 18.71848735327 |
Q2 2022 | 10.45366222668 | 19.77393413355 |
Q3 2022 | 10.22278417461 | 20.03926090119 |
Q4 2022 | 10.60858268246 | 21.10680565374 |
Q1 2023 | 12.343721808 | 20.750224845 |
Q2 2023 | 11.636553126 | 21.348375402 |
Q3 2023 | 11.09220123 | 21.349621711 |
Q4 2023 | 11.509826837 | 22.213516834 |
In Q4 of 2023, just over 65% of total Compensation of Employees comes from domestic enterprises leaving just under 35% coming from foreign enterprises.
Foreign 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.
Q4 2023 | Q4 2022 | |
Public Admin, Education and Health | 665.0110843327 | 652.1766362342 |
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants | 544.8731096353 | 513.8494321965 |
Industry (excl. Construction) | 308.1777027758 | 296.9041341345 |
Professional, Admin and Support Services | 229.2776477807 | 222.342635023 |
Information and Communication | 153.0531753669 | 157.7250921539 |
Construction | 117.7239304407 | 115.1123121493 |
Financial and Insurance Activities | 117.3355129228 | 117.9086871889 |
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services | 82.999239731 | 81.7529001231 |
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing | 25.7286848856 | 26.1828661764 |
Real Estate Activities | 9.7806686213 | 8.6393655027 |
Please note: Table 7.4 was updated on 6 March 2024 to rectify an error in the percentage changes for the 2023 quarters. There were no changes to the underlying figures, all other values remain as published on 1 March 2024.
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