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Compensation of Employees

Compensation of Employees

Compensation of Employees decreased by 0.6% in Q4 2023

Online ISSN: 2009-5775
CSO statistical release, , 11am
Table 7.1 Compensation of Employees by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q4 20231
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Public Admin, Education and Health8,9521.1
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants6,0124.7
Professional, Admin and Support Services4,4463.0
Industry (excl. Construction)3,913-3.2
Information and Communication2,838-12.5
Financial and Insurance Activities2,430-2.5
Construction1,406-3.9
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services6352.6
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing211-19.6
Real Estate Activities2010.7
Total31,043-0.6
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.

`-ConstantCurrent
2017Q13.419610984571262.23943346603603
2017Q2-1.51417769402361.46940590979405
2017Q33.997948952751231.5759825488795
2017Q40.1009063660494911.39737736833843
2018Q1-0.236854727020730.683770592426214
2018Q23.201682892373242.56008410687942
2018Q30.3119235643256562.2310684811802
2018Q42.211042267455341.19081043881801
2019Q10.9435096539290422.73056429973457
2019Q20.776588580473471.83803805159397
2019Q30.5611806986416830.403382648633865
2019Q40.572710740668782.37302333457043
2020Q1-1.480907362658251.44130930020556
2020Q2-12.1422153267455-11.2414669480701
2020Q313.73536197597097.18537602496698
2020Q4-1.664331576143345.95223588316864
2021Q1-1.11579960146175-1.92344765404762
2021Q24.94924297792664.95410157653537
2021Q32.200889730345584.9857913313839
2021Q43.673949606030382.58710316578306
2022Q1-1.115799601461750.524480871120536
2022Q20.6461276874697892.46255954130237
2022Q30.6431264235529531.91300075594478
2022Q41.161909319583221.88725268911327
2023Q11.34495675131554.3062115165682
2023Q20.9676598975369540.613560292928517
2023Q3-0.01191544020792130.25011524909857
2023Q4-0.6069472037373291.39540163941321
Column1Q4 2023Q4 2022
Public Admin, Education and Health9.0640864358.611064444
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants5.9766359585.502136724
Industry (excl. Construction)3.7608563254.199063982
Professional, Admin and Support Services4.3072427533.872521162
Information and Communication2.7756004132.972554635
Financial and Insurance Activities2.3667388732.462207313
Construction1.3634585191.482726936
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services0.6416263610.58130934
Real Estate Activities0.2025929540.251916611
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing0.2123527990.205269868

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.

ForeignDomestic
Q1 20198.3236332245216.58093506316
Q2 20197.9217524964617.2470695691
Q3 20197.7693172159817.09930191653
Q4 20198.174033363417.86402905458
Q1 20209.1329550235417.3407344602
Q2 20208.1032883948315.20132462598
Q3 20208.0246784542116.56292599403
Q4 20208.7999891742518.15231802388
Q1 20219.3743247167916.6938347268
Q2 20219.1246059160218.14449155372
Q3 20218.8639277562219.34231125265
Q4 20219.6121844871520.04096121507
Q1 202210.9819384139618.71848735327
Q2 202210.4536622266819.77393413355
Q3 202210.2227841746120.03926090119
Q4 202210.6085826824621.10680565374
Q1 202312.34372180820.750224845
Q2 202311.63655312621.348375402
Q3 202311.0922012321.349621711
Q4 202311.50982683722.213516834

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 2023Q4 2022
Public Admin, Education and Health665.0110843327652.1766362342
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants544.8731096353513.8494321965
Industry (excl. Construction)308.1777027758296.9041341345
Professional, Admin and Support Services229.2776477807222.342635023
Information and Communication153.0531753669157.7250921539
Construction117.7239304407115.1123121493
Financial and Insurance Activities117.3355129228117.9086871889
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services82.99923973181.7529001231
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing25.728684885626.1828661764
Real Estate Activities9.78066862138.6393655027
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 2021)

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 2021)

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.

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

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

Table 7.6 Breakdown of Compensation of Employees by Foreign and Domestic Enterprises

Table 7.7 Persons in employment1 by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector2