Employment in tech drops again during September

CSO jobs data also shows that the construction sector had the biggest month-on-month fall in employment

The number of people employed in the information and communication sector is down 2.7% compared to last year. 

The number of people working in information and communications, which is dominated by the tech sector, dropped again in September as the overall number of people employed across the country remained largely flat.

According to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), there were just under 2.43m people employed during the month — an increase of approximately 400 from August.