Hotels and construction drive new jobs rise

Two sectors of the economy — hotels and restaurants and construction — provided a major jobs boost in the past year, while Ireland’s long-term jobless rate remains at an elevated level, according to CSO figures.

Its new Quarterly National Household Survey showed employment was up 57,500 in the three months to the end of September from a year earlier, with numbers at work again topping the 2m mark.

The new jobs included almost 44,800 full-time and 12,800 part-time staff.