More jobs in IT, but accommodation and food sectors drop

More than 2.5m people are now working in the State, the highest figure recorded by the CSO

There was an increase of just over 10% in employment in the year up to the last three months of 2021, according to CSO data.

The number of people working in Ireland has risen to more than 2.5m for the first time in official records, with nearly three-quarters of people between 15 and 64 in a job at the turn of the year.

According to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), there was an increase of just over 10% in employment in the year up to the last three months of 2021.