Employment growth slows to lowest rate in three years

The professional, scientific, and technical activity sector saw the largest employment increase between January and March this year

Between January and March, the total number of people employed, aged between 15 and 89, in the State grew by 1.9% to just over 2.7 million.

Annual employment growth slowed to the lowest levels in three years with just over 50,000 more people employed during the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2023, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.

Between January and March, the total number of people employed, aged between 15 and 89, in the State grew by 1.9% to just over 2.7 million. The total estimated labour force — the sum of all persons aged 15-89 years who were either employed or unemployed — stood at 2.82 million during the start of the year, an increase of 55,400.