Employment in construction sector increases by nearly 30,000 in the past year

Economic sector which saw the largest increase in employment was construction, which rose by 29,600 people, or 18.4%, over the past year, CSO data shows

The construction sector saw an additional one million hours worked when compared to the same period in 2024.

The number of people working in construction has surged 18.4% over the past year as the tech-dominated information and communication sector saw a decline in headcount, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.

According to the latest labour force survey for the period April to June this year, the total number of people aged between 15 and 89 who are employed in the State increased by 63,900 to close to 2.82 million in the 12 months to the end of June.