City centre loses 3,500 jobs over five-year period

Cork city centre has lost more than 3,500 jobs in the last five years to out-of-city locations, a report has found.

While overall employment in Cork City has dropped 2%, the core city centre experienced a massive 13% drop — from 27,696 employees in 2006 to 24,092 last year.

And the city centre is struggling in a range of areas, where employment in the professional services sector dropped 2%, from 27% to 25%; by 2% in the accommodation and food services sectors; and by 1% in retail.