Number of people employed in April reaches over 2.6m

The Central Statistics Office said there were 10 economic sectors that recorded a month-on-month increase in the numbers employed while five sectors recorded a decrease

According to the data, there were an estimated 2.6m employees working in Ireland during April, up from the just under 2.55m recorded in April last year.

The total number of people working in Ireland is estimated to have increased by 2.2% in the year to April 2026 as employment gains so far this year offer a reassuring sign of “a healthy pace of job creation”, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.

According to the data, there were an estimated 2.6m employees working in Ireland during April, up from the just under 2.55m recorded in April last year.