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Quarterly National Accounts Quarter 4 2025

Compensation of Employees

Compensation of Employees increased by 1.0% in Q4 2025

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CSO statistical release, 05 March 2026, 11am

Table 7.1 Compensation of Employees by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q4 2025¹
	Amount €m	Quarterly % change
Public Admin, Education and Health	10,802	6.4
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	6,335	-4.2
Professional, Admin and Support Services	5,507	-4.9
Industry (excl. Construction)	5,157	3.4
Information and Communication	3,425	1.0
Financial and Insurance Activities	2,959	4.4
Construction	1,919	11.1
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	687	-2.8
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	334	-1.9
Real Estate Activities	347	-38.0
Total	37,471	1.0
¹Constant Market Prices, seasonally adjusted

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On a seasonally adjusted basis, total Compensation of Employees at constant market prices increased by 1.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025, in part driven by an 11.1% increase in Construction and a 6.4% increase in Public Admin., Education and Health.

This indicates a 1.0% increase in labour input due to labour quantity and composition of the workforce.

`-	Constant	Current
2019Q1	1.23553058056292	3.45771555283481
2019Q2	0.610792908983004	1.62178563083095
2019Q3	1.07378156479341	-0.00548362049846984
2019Q4	0.393590199187632	3.52972515782464
2020Q1	-1.3720357634287	0.821817380701106
2020Q2	-12.0199454323723	-12.5602073560845
2020Q3	13.9494880513107	7.40811811340034
2020Q4	-1.69830299513546	8.00831428026183
2021Q1	-0.794799655128664	-2.2276739807874
2021Q2	5.07090891061706	4.68186119801908
2021Q3	3.03636452709393	4.30710051922638
2021Q4	3.37554007898802	4.3125807584439
2022Q1	2.77078657678997	-0.127764588437973
2022Q2	0.00690688088997859	1.99290127276188
2022Q3	0.795053658859191	1.54810739900602
2022Q4	0.73448481720102	3.39958564763034
2023Q1	1.96484410484641	5.3530185238762
2023Q2	0.560336111193172	0.537956483012425
2023Q3	0.40946943874951	0.124321135197047
2023Q4	-0.493581842129831	3.44141103480937
2024Q1	2.1687928079261	3.16462491273231
2024Q2	0.433771624160895	0.589295689447589
2024Q3	1.0430861753655	-0.265960597671722
2024Q4	-0.803874311542596	4.08364795413434
2025Q1	-0.933768813304869	3.02715574412737
2025Q2	2.24960487520707	-0.455373896356437
2025Q3	-0.16199010610668	-0.297202811009012
2025Q4	0.995069365489432	-2.23311695752182

Column1	Q4 2025	Q4 2024
Public Admin, Education and Health	11.076751365	10.518483332
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	6.335072866	6.384868116
Professional, Admin and Support Services	5.229719144	5.204197775
Industry (excl. Construction)	4.978341645	4.616160627
Information and Communication	3.289085257	3.476837974
Financial and Insurance Activities	2.883165005	2.81232038
Construction	1.87343781	1.729961058
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	0.686992272	0.696758624
Real Estate Activities	0.347249251	0.452317372
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	0.302297131	0.327233354

On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, Compensation of Employees at constant market prices increased by 2.2% in Q4 2025 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

	Foreign	Domestic
Q1 2020	9.1460718896	18.6052281446
Q2 2020	8.1109196042	16.0302876123
Q3 2020	8.0322988137	17.6271371348
Q4 2020	8.8192464101	19.7317902728
Q1 2021	9.3887739527	17.9631010452
Q2 2021	9.1344784335	19.5598259222
Q3 2021	8.8771793642	20.8396932338
Q4 2021	9.6133449376	21.895703555
Q1 2022	11.0199016038	20.1707655753
Q2 2022	10.4898447105	21.3612284203
Q3 2022	10.2569721647	21.6491265284
Q4 2022	10.660012488	22.9827196905
Q1 2023	12.4938438765	22.9573830232
Q2 2023	11.7525270695	23.7205485919
Q3 2023	11.1873473273	23.7137782066
Q4 2023	11.7296900373	24.995295026
Q1 2024	13.4210189386	24.8870966416
Q2 2024	12.4634988135	25.766676615
Q3 2024	11.7180993785	25.6126495809
Q4 2024	12.5495403997	26.7104091635
Q1 2025	14.395648661	26.6862248784
Q2 2025	13.30921689	27.3269961227
Q3 2025	12.4584398773	27.3863298494
Q4 2025	12.499024044	26.9209604882

In Q4 2025, €26.9 billion was compensated to employees of Irish-owned enterprises, while €12.5 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.

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). 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 Q4 2025, there were 2.2 million employees in Irish-owned enterprises, with a total remuneration of €26.9 billion.

	Foreign	Domestic
2019Q1	7563.53701249029	18516.3253239757
2019Q2	7783.42297322036	18719.398823159
2019Q3	7872.94104930628	18628.4274329044
2019Q4	8209.15280511067	19227.6411475843
2020Q1	8295.67563673243	19366.598657373
2020Q2	7952.35580206647	16235.4794812905
2020Q3	8130.46861584058	17849.2300743821
2020Q4	8762.97259690836	19297.2620134925
2021Q1	8573.15280112912	18861.9912639079
2021Q2	8939.26996436579	19780.3494652728
2021Q3	8948.19428392239	21008.40802329
2021Q4	9611.71631273959	21636.7886614572
2022Q1	10326.4026225542	20882.1778278693
2022Q2	10501.3273998737	21329.2092475572
2022Q3	10695.2373689563	21628.0701714568
2022Q4	10989.9222552556	22432.2438091407
2023Q1	11646.3405057821	23564.9202991222
2023Q2	11728.5809889288	23672.1010762259
2023Q3	11708.1666183221	23736.5259766434
2023Q4	12155.7194886367	24508.7706685462
2024Q1	12430.9693342747	25393.8144125487
2024Q2	12380.7309350045	25666.9526319818
2024Q3	12282.0493747058	25664.4423456655
2024Q4	13104.2455081691	26391.8473450069
2025Q1	13367.6468308596	27324.0542658272
2025Q2	13240.8086507315	27265.5930611776
2025Q3	13022.7837157356	27363.2318316471
2025Q4	12994.7076860189	26489.4408997078

Column1	Q4 2025	Q4 2024
Public Admin, Education and Health	765.579134017	740.6085491604
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	571.6652440394	564.4696328632
Industry (excl. Construction)	331.1171226654	316.7009063727
Professional, Admin and Support Services	226.767939712	238.8828764303
Information and Communication	148.8367879261	164.5083333928
Financial and Insurance Activities	130.8233189912	122.4039785827
Construction	135.3624311831	124.5372104007
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	83.497329857	85.7051638452
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	27.8012339891	29.239329589
Real Estate Activities	8.2787187191	10.7837427487

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
2025	1,411.6	19,805.4	17,360.5	7,191.4	25,452.8	13,875.8	11,707.7	1,784.1	22,601.9	41,457.1	2,815.7	148,103.5

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	3,658.1	3,032.1	520.3	5,502.9	10,463.7	725.6	36,977.7
Q2	353.3	5,057.1	4,418.8	1,839.1	6,324.9	3,518.1	3,048.5	356.6	6,092.4	10,519.0	696.2	37,805.2
Q3	373.6	4,970.6	4,352.1	1,764.8	6,613.6	3,410.5	2,743.9	559.9	5,776.9	9,397.6	707.0	36,318.6
Q4	302.3	4,978.3	4,453.4	1,873.4	6,335.1	3,289.1	2,883.2	347.2	5,229.7	11,076.8	687.0	37,002.1

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
2025	3.6	3.5	5.0	2.5	-4.0	-2.5	5.5	8.4	1.3	2.3	-0.7	1.0

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	7.2	8.0	47.4	-3.2	3.5	-3.7	0.8
Q2	10.5	3.2	4.0	4.6	-6.3	-6.0	9.7	-0.0	3.1	1.2	2.8	0.6
Q3	-6.7	5.2	7.2	-3.1	-1.6	-5.2	1.6	15.6	4.8	-1.2	-0.1	0.4
Q4	-7.6	7.8	14.0	8.3	-0.8	-5.4	2.5	-23.2	0.5	5.3	-1.4	2.2
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 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	4,257.4	3,784.8	1,424.4	6,083.0	2,489.6	2,175.1	334.6	4,414.6	8,242.6	707.8	30,284.2
Q2	302.8	4,186.1	3,696.1	1,487.4	6,045.7	2,588.8	2,160.4	372.3	4,372.0	8,356.7	759.7	30,469.2
Q3	283.0	4,286.6	3,813.7	1,480.1	6,013.3	2,686.4	2,304.2	327.4	4,331.2	8,466.6	733.8	30,796.3
Q4	321.0	4,275.4	3,818.8	1,536.1	5,944.9	2,662.1	2,292.4	316.6	4,464.5	8,514.3	729.0	30,917.6
2020
Q1	323.1	4,166.0	3,759.3	1,461.0	5,960.8	2,607.2	2,328.6	339.9	4,519.0	8,214.8	708.8	30,493.4
Q2	236.4	3,797.4	3,450.4	772.4	4,278.8	2,698.3	2,513.4	323.7	4,040.7	7,834.0	346.3	26,828.1
Q3	290.8	4,437.6	3,927.6	1,391.1	5,748.7	2,608.9	2,418.2	359.4	4,452.0	8,274.1	711.1	30,570.4
Q4	303.6	4,553.7	4,158.5	1,400.4	5,320.7	2,889.4	2,358.0	332.0	4,158.0	8,374.0	464.9	30,051.3
2021
Q1	321.0	4,485.1	4,133.2	1,094.6	4,856.1	2,968.1	2,415.4	288.4	4,240.9	8,779.1	423.0	29,812.4
Q2	327.4	4,474.9	4,100.8	1,285.7	5,378.3	2,946.5	2,489.4	359.7	4,465.7	9,095.0	576.0	31,324.2
Q3	306.9	4,184.6	3,705.2	1,456.8	6,034.5	3,008.7	2,452.6	481.9	4,718.0	9,015.1	728.1	32,275.3
Q4	315.3	4,384.8	3,940.0	1,590.7	5,824.9	3,514.0	2,660.5	412.8	4,929.8	9,103.8	723.9	33,364.8
2022
Q1	299.2	4,566.4	4,065.5	1,688.2	6,112.4	3,572.3	2,691.1	526.5	4,844.6	9,375.4	710.3	34,289.2
Q2	305.6	4,761.8	4,284.0	1,691.6	6,331.1	3,488.3	2,634.7	360.8	4,725.0	9,367.8	678.1	34,291.6
Q3	265.5	4,949.9	4,357.0	1,759.8	6,085.2	3,401.4	2,715.0	363.3	4,797.2	9,583.1	696.9	34,564.2
Q4	305.5	4,911.0	4,354.9	1,740.6	6,263.0	3,549.4	2,799.4	411.4	4,879.6	9,331.7	691.3	34,818.1
2023
Q1	285.6	4,918.9	4,395.6	1,707.9	6,374.9	3,587.3	2,711.9	382.9	5,107.8	9,742.0	724.9	35,502.2
Q2	276.6	4,606.5	4,149.2	1,785.8	6,674.0	3,626.8	2,732.9	247.0	5,302.7	9,704.9	726.5	35,701.2
Q3	344.2	4,738.3	4,208.7	1,698.9	6,519.6	3,696.6	2,753.0	329.6	5,215.9	9,812.7	747.9	35,847.3
Q4	326.9	4,481.1	3,967.1	1,620.4	6,802.6	3,355.2	2,659.7	326.5	5,449.8	9,837.8	776.7	35,670.4
2024
Q1	316.7	4,799.9	4,171.6	1,729.4	6,646.1	3,366.8	2,737.8	353.0	5,731.8	10,008.8	753.7	36,444.0
Q2	326.5	4,820.1	4,224.8	1,725.8	6,750.1	3,674.9	2,698.3	356.7	5,583.7	9,988.9	677.1	36,602.1
Q3	365.7	4,737.3	4,092.3	1,780.9	6,724.0	3,574.5	2,789.6	484.3	5,538.9	10,280.7	708.0	36,983.9
Q4	356.2	4,786.0	4,043.2	1,777.7	6,384.9	3,619.5	2,882.1	452.3	5,460.2	10,271.0	696.8	36,686.6
2025
Q1	378.9	4,702.7	3,985.6	1,742.2	6,179.3	3,610.2	2,951.3	520.3	5,440.9	10,092.7	725.6	36,344.0
Q2	360.9	4,970.4	4,390.7	1,803.1	6,324.9	3,448.7	2,962.8	356.6	5,857.5	10,380.5	696.2	37,161.6
Q3	340.0	4,985.0	4,410.8	1,726.7	6,613.6	3,389.9	2,833.6	559.9	5,791.1	10,154.6	707.0	37,101.4
Q4	333.5	5,156.5	4,596.4	1,918.6	6,335.1	3,424.7	2,959.0	347.2	5,507.3	10,801.6	687.0	37,470.6

Percentage change on previous quarter
2019
Q1	1.4	4.3	4.3	0.8	-0.5	0.7	5.5	-10.4	2.6	0.6	-6.8	1.2
Q2	-0.7	-1.7	-2.3	4.4	-0.6	4.0	-0.7	11.3	-1.0	1.4	7.3	0.6
Q3	-6.6	2.4	3.2	-0.5	-0.5	3.8	6.7	-12.0	-0.9	1.3	-3.4	1.1
Q4	13.4	-0.3	0.1	3.8	-1.1	-0.9	-0.5	-3.3	3.1	0.6	-0.7	0.4
2020
Q1	0.6	-2.6	-1.6	-4.9	0.3	-2.1	1.6	7.3	1.2	-3.5	-2.8	-1.4
Q2	-26.8	-8.8	-8.2	-47.1	-28.2	3.5	7.9	-4.8	-10.6	-4.6	-51.1	-12.0
Q3	23.0	16.9	13.8	80.1	34.4	-3.3	-3.8	11.0	10.2	5.6	105.3	13.9
Q4	4.4	2.6	5.9	0.7	-7.4	10.7	-2.5	-7.6	-6.6	1.2	-34.6	-1.7
2021
Q1	5.7	-1.5	-0.6	-21.8	-8.7	2.7	2.4	-13.1	2.0	4.8	-9.0	-0.8
Q2	2.0	-0.2	-0.8	17.5	10.8	-0.7	3.1	24.7	5.3	3.6	36.2	5.1
Q3	-6.3	-6.5	-9.6	13.3	12.2	2.1	-1.5	34.0	5.6	-0.9	26.4	3.0
Q4	2.7	4.8	6.3	9.2	-3.5	16.8	8.5	-14.3	4.5	1.0	-0.6	3.4
2022
Q1	-5.1	4.1	3.2	6.1	4.9	1.7	1.2	27.6	-1.7	3.0	-1.9	2.8
Q2	2.2	4.3	5.4	0.2	3.6	-2.4	-2.1	-31.5	-2.5	-0.1	-4.5	0.0
Q3	-13.1	3.9	1.7	4.0	-3.9	-2.5	3.0	0.7	1.5	2.3	2.8	0.8
Q4	15.1	-0.8	-0.0	-1.1	2.9	4.4	3.1	13.2	1.7	-2.6	-0.8	0.7
2023
Q1	-6.5	0.2	0.9	-1.9	1.8	1.1	-3.1	-6.9	4.7	4.4	4.8	2.0
Q2	-3.2	-6.4	-5.6	4.6	4.7	1.1	0.8	-35.5	3.8	-0.4	0.2	0.6
Q3	24.5	2.9	1.4	-4.9	-2.3	1.9	0.7	33.4	-1.6	1.1	2.9	0.4
Q4	-5.0	-5.4	-5.7	-4.6	4.3	-9.2	-3.4	-0.9	4.5	0.3	3.9	-0.5
2024
Q1	-3.1	7.1	5.2	6.7	-2.3	0.3	2.9	8.1	5.2	1.7	-3.0	2.2
Q2	3.1	0.4	1.3	-0.2	1.6	9.2	-1.4	1.0	-2.6	-0.2	-10.2	0.4
Q3	12.0	-1.7	-3.1	3.2	-0.4	-2.7	3.4	35.8	-0.8	2.9	4.6	1.0
Q4	-2.6	1.0	-1.2	-0.2	-5.0	1.3	3.3	-6.6	-1.4	-0.1	-1.6	-0.8
2025
Q1	6.4	-1.7	-1.4	-2.0	-3.2	-0.3	2.4	15.0	-0.4	-1.7	4.1	-0.9
Q2	-4.7	5.7	10.2	3.5	2.4	-4.5	0.4	-31.5	7.7	2.9	-4.0	2.2
Q3	-5.8	0.3	0.5	-4.2	4.6	-1.7	-4.4	57.0	-1.1	-2.2	1.6	-0.2
Q4	-1.9	3.4	4.2	11.1	-4.2	1.0	4.4	-38.0	-4.9	6.4	-2.8	1.0
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 7.4 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
2025	1,313	21,125	18,715	8,159	29,380	15,811	11,489	1,386	23,874	45,068	3,377	160,983

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
Q4	321	5,103	4,502	2,081	7,252	3,915	2,655	338	5,714	11,226	815	39,420

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
2025	1.3	4.6	3.6	6.9	4.2	2.6	4.9	5.3	5.7	6.5	4.9	5.1

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
Q4	-4.7	-2.6	-4.1	1.9	0.5	-0.9	-1.2	-3.3	-1.6	4.0	-3.4	0.4
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

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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	236.4	3,572.2	3,149.3	1,150.1	5,218.3	2,188.3	2,093.6	246.3	3,603.6	7,207.8	563.4	26,079.9
Q2	226.1	3,672.6	3,280.4	1,181.4	5,228.3	2,161.5	2,127.8	258.4	3,673.9	7,389.7	583.1	26,502.8
Q3	219.3	3,607.9	3,204.8	1,193.0	5,234.3	2,287.2	2,150.6	241.9	3,637.7	7,332.3	597.2	26,501.4
Q4	235.6	3,752.9	3,325.7	1,253.0	5,282.0	2,314.2	2,194.4	259.6	3,953.8	7,581.6	609.8	27,436.8
2020
Q1	259.8	3,694.5	3,282.5	1,273.8	5,377.2	2,472.6	2,181.1	269.9	3,974.9	7,572.4	586.0	27,662.3
Q2	255.8	3,478.4	3,112.7	814.5	3,829.7	2,254.0	2,164.1	210.4	3,328.2	7,473.8	379.0	24,187.8
Q3	245.8	3,622.5	3,221.9	1,198.0	4,599.2	2,404.4	2,207.3	228.0	3,509.7	7,453.3	511.5	25,979.7
Q4	262.0	3,815.5	3,480.1	1,361.1	4,814.9	2,540.9	2,259.6	255.1	4,168.3	8,062.3	520.5	28,060.2
2021
Q1	276.4	3,797.4	3,352.4	1,112.4	4,728.8	2,742.4	2,288.7	246.9	3,949.3	7,844.2	448.6	27,435.1
Q2	273.3	3,937.1	3,536.0	1,314.8	4,917.2	2,704.1	2,375.2	250.5	4,186.9	8,247.8	512.7	28,719.6
Q3	266.3	4,009.2	3,649.6	1,456.5	5,420.6	2,886.1	2,353.8	264.9	4,169.1	8,511.6	618.7	29,956.6
Q4	286.9	4,161.5	3,757.1	1,518.5	5,746.1	2,998.3	2,468.8	295.9	4,603.8	8,519.2	649.7	31,248.5
2022
Q1	297.1	4,175.7	3,733.4	1,429.0	5,665.1	3,147.0	2,350.7	268.6	4,550.7	8,616.6	708.1	31,208.6
Q2	289.3	4,325.1	3,895.7	1,515.0	5,897.7	3,118.3	2,370.1	265.6	4,617.3	8,722.2	710.0	31,830.5
Q3	282.4	4,361.3	3,934.9	1,565.3	6,000.2	3,237.1	2,455.3	269.7	4,614.0	8,851.6	686.6	32,323.3
Q4	301.0	4,411.9	3,951.4	1,591.2	6,116.5	3,295.2	2,470.2	290.3	4,891.3	9,356.4	698.1	33,422.2
2023
Q1	313.1	4,607.1	4,118.8	1,660.7	6,469.3	3,590.6	2,643.2	324.5	5,311.3	9,577.7	713.8	35,211.3
Q2	302.8	4,641.3	4,142.2	1,691.2	6,556.5	3,558.4	2,640.3	317.1	5,284.3	9,676.6	732.3	35,400.7
Q3	294.5	4,684.9	4,181.3	1,686.5	6,593.1	3,556.1	2,698.8	307.2	5,061.3	9,800.0	762.2	35,444.7
Q4	322.8	4,811.4	4,278.4	1,774.6	6,752.1	3,560.9	2,875.2	337.2	5,419.4	10,043.2	767.7	36,664.5
2024
Q1	330.1	4,962.7	4,452.7	1,835.5	6,934.9	3,968.4	2,707.9	330.2	5,723.8	10,249.9	781.4	37,824.8
Q2	319.7	4,957.7	4,431.4	1,882.4	7,035.4	3,822.7	2,740.2	322.4	5,642.0	10,535.8	789.4	38,047.7
Q3	310.5	5,052.0	4,509.2	1,920.5	6,999.9	3,664.2	2,729.9	313.5	5,416.5	10,730.7	808.7	37,946.5
Q4	335.8	5,275.9	4,684.2	1,993.2	7,233.9	3,951.1	2,784.8	349.8	5,807.6	10,926.2	837.8	39,496.1
2025
Q1	319.6	5,403.7	4,754.8	1,989.0	7,353.1	4,107.9	2,932.2	358.8	6,179.1	11,200.9	847.3	40,691.7
Q2	335.5	5,341.9	4,740.6	2,054.9	7,396.1	3,877.5	2,897.6	346.2	6,145.8	11,264.6	846.5	40,506.4
Q3	337.4	5,278.7	4,716.8	2,083.9	7,411.9	3,910.8	2,893.5	342.2	5,835.1	11,418.3	874.2	40,386.0
Q4	320.2	5,152.2	4,508.3	2,032.0	7,260.5	3,915.2	2,761.9	338.3	5,713.8	11,181.0	809.0	39,484.1

Percentage change on previous quarter
2019
Q1	25.6	4.1	4.2	2.1	1.7	11.0	3.2	-5.3	7.4	0.8	-0.1	3.5
Q2	-4.4	2.8	4.2	2.7	0.2	-1.2	1.6	4.9	2.0	2.5	3.5	1.6
Q3	-3.0	-1.8	-2.3	1.0	0.1	5.8	1.1	-6.4	-1.0	-0.8	2.4	-0.0
Q4	7.4	4.0	3.8	5.0	0.9	1.2	2.0	7.3	8.7	3.4	2.1	3.5
2020
Q1	10.3	-1.6	-1.3	1.7	1.8	6.8	-0.6	4.0	0.5	-0.1	-3.9	0.8
Q2	-1.6	-5.8	-5.2	-36.1	-28.8	-8.8	-0.8	-22.1	-16.3	-1.3	-35.3	-12.6
Q3	-3.9	4.1	3.5	47.1	20.1	6.7	2.0	8.4	5.5	-0.3	34.9	7.4
Q4	6.6	5.3	8.0	13.6	4.7	5.7	2.4	11.9	18.8	8.2	1.8	8.0
2021
Q1	5.5	-0.5	-3.7	-18.3	-1.8	7.9	1.3	-3.2	-5.3	-2.7	-13.8	-2.2
Q2	-1.1	3.7	5.5	18.2	4.0	-1.4	3.8	1.5	6.0	5.1	14.3	4.7
Q3	-2.6	1.8	3.2	10.8	10.2	6.7	-0.9	5.7	-0.4	3.2	20.7	4.3
Q4	7.8	3.8	2.9	4.3	6.0	3.9	4.9	11.7	10.4	0.1	5.0	4.3
2022
Q1	3.5	0.3	-0.6	-5.9	-1.4	5.0	-4.8	-9.2	-1.2	1.1	9.0	-0.1
Q2	-2.6	3.6	4.3	6.0	4.1	-0.9	0.8	-1.2	1.5	1.2	0.3	2.0
Q3	-2.4	0.8	1.0	3.3	1.7	3.8	3.6	1.6	-0.1	1.5	-3.3	1.5
Q4	6.6	1.2	0.4	1.7	1.9	1.8	0.6	7.6	6.0	5.7	1.7	3.4
2023
Q1	4.0	4.4	4.2	4.4	5.8	9.0	7.0	11.8	8.6	2.4	2.3	5.4
Q2	-3.3	0.7	0.6	1.8	1.3	-0.9	-0.1	-2.3	-0.5	1.0	2.6	0.5
Q3	-2.7	0.9	0.9	-0.3	0.6	-0.1	2.2	-3.1	-4.2	1.3	4.1	0.1
Q4	9.6	2.7	2.3	5.2	2.4	0.1	6.5	9.7	7.1	2.5	0.7	3.4
2024
Q1	2.2	3.1	4.1	3.4	2.7	11.4	-5.8	-2.1	5.6	2.1	1.8	3.2
Q2	-3.2	-0.1	-0.5	2.6	1.4	-3.7	1.2	-2.3	-1.4	2.8	1.0	0.6
Q3	-2.9	1.9	1.8	2.0	-0.5	-4.1	-0.4	-2.8	-4.0	1.8	2.4	-0.3
Q4	8.1	4.4	3.9	3.8	3.3	7.8	2.0	11.6	7.2	1.8	3.6	4.1
2025
Q1	-4.8	2.4	1.5	-0.2	1.6	4.0	5.3	2.6	6.4	2.5	1.1	3.0
Q2	5.0	-1.1	-0.3	3.3	0.6	-5.6	-1.2	-3.5	-0.5	0.6	-0.1	-0.5
Q3	0.6	-1.2	-0.5	1.4	0.2	0.9	-0.1	-1.1	-5.1	1.4	3.3	-0.3
Q4	-5.1	-2.4	-4.4	-2.5	-2.0	0.1	-4.5	-1.2	-2.1	-2.1	-7.4	-2.2
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

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

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	166.6	129.9	12.2	247.7	737.4	88.0	2,412.9
Q2	31.3	327.1	285.0	131.6	561.8	155.8	122.3	8.6	264.2	746.4	82.7	2,431.7
Q3	31.4	335.4	294.2	125.0	579.7	158.6	128.8	5.6	247.8	731.6	85.2	2,429.0
Q4	27.8	331.1	295.1	135.4	571.7	148.8	130.8	8.3	226.8	765.6	83.5	2,429.7

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	6.5	10.5	41.3	-3.0	5.3	-3.0	3.2
Q2	15.0	0.8	1.4	9.3	0.5	-8.0	6.5	4.9	4.3	2.3	1.8	1.8
Q3	-5.6	4.0	6.4	-2.0	-0.1	-5.6	10.2	-48.1	0.6	0.7	-3.3	0.4
Q4	-4.9	4.6	9.7	8.7	1.3	-9.5	6.9	-23.2	-5.1	3.4	-2.6	1.3
¹Data from Labour Force Survey
²See Background Notes for detailed NACE A10 sector descriptions

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Table 7.6 Breakdown of Compensation of Employees¹ by Foreign and Domestic Enterprises²
Period	Domestic		Foreign
	Amount €m	Employment	Amount €m	Employment
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	1,551,728	8,110.9	543,088
Q3	17,627.1	1,729,972	8,032.3	554,902
Q4	19,731.8	1,714,370	8,819.2	564,217
2021
Q1	17,963.1	1,592,884	9,388.8	579,464
Q2	19,559.8	1,754,088	9,134.5	595,261
Q3	20,839.7	1,901,684	8,877.2	624,057
Q4	21,895.7	1,909,021	9,613.3	635,213
2022
Q1	20,170.8	1,927,167	11,019.9	633,962
Q2	21,361.2	2,037,632	10,489.8	653,148
Q3	21,649.1	2,070,565	10,257.0	670,033
Q4	22,982.7	2,041,346	10,660.0	672,190
2023
Q1	22,957.4	2,003,310	12,493.8	661,055
Q2	23,720.5	2,084,331	11,752.5	667,086
Q3	23,713.8	2,111,317	11,187.3	670,243
Q4	24,995.3	2,074,862	11,729.7	668,943
2024
Q1	24,887.1	2,083,390	13,421.0	663,563
Q2	25,766.7	2,173,358	12,463.5	666,745
Q3	25,612.6	2,193,616	11,718.1	672,497
Q4	26,710.4	2,161,636	12,549.5	672,872
2025
Q1	26,686.2	2,140,987	14,395.6	666,730
Q2	27,327.0	2,191,192	13,309.2	700,233
Q3	27,386.3	2,214,097	12,458.4	706,433
Q4	26,921.0	2,186,209	12,499.0	706,948
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	7,563.5	18,516.3
Q2	7,783.4	18,719.4
Q3	7,872.9	18,628.4
Q4	8,209.2	19,227.6
2020
Q1	8,295.7	19,366.6
Q2	7,952.4	16,235.5
Q3	8,130.5	17,849.2
Q4	8,763.0	19,297.3
2021
Q1	8,573.2	18,862.0
Q2	8,939.3	19,780.3
Q3	8,948.2	21,008.4
Q4	9,611.7	21,636.8
2022
Q1	10,326.4	20,882.2
Q2	10,501.3	21,329.2
Q3	10,695.2	21,628.1
Q4	10,989.9	22,432.2
2023
Q1	11,646.3	23,564.9
Q2	11,728.6	23,672.1
Q3	11,708.2	23,736.5
Q4	12,155.7	24,508.8
2024
Q1	12,431.0	25,393.8
Q2	12,380.7	25,667.0
Q3	12,282.0	25,664.4
Q4	13,104.2	26,391.8
2025
Q1	13,367.6	27,324.1
Q2	13,240.8	27,265.6
Q3	13,022.8	27,363.2
Q4	12,994.7	26,489.4
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

Quarterly National Accounts Quarter 4 2025

Compensation of Employees

Compensation of Employees

Compensation of Employees increased by 1.0% in Q4 2025

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