Labour productivity grew by 14.1% in 2020 despite Covid-19 impact

Ireland had the highest level of capital assets per employee in the EU, at €490,000.

Ireland's labour productivity grew by 14.1% in 2020 despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to results released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today. 

The highest levels of growth in labour productivity were recorded by the foreign sector and information and communications sector with productivity growth of 21.9% and 10.6% respectively.