Enterprise Ireland (EI) compile annual employment figures based on their client company data and release these as part of the EI End of Year Statement in early Quarter 1 of the following year. Prior to 2017, EI accounted for permanent full-time jobs only. Figures for 2017 to 2022 include total jobs created.
The table below shows all relevant EI job creation figures per county for the years 2016 to 2022.
County
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
Carlow
|
275
|
331
|
319
|
142
|
332
|
250
|
312
|
Cavan
|
310
|
256
|
280
|
574
|
549
|
434
|
302
|
Clare
|
594
|
417
|
493
|
368
|
425
|
339
|
192
|
Cork
|
2,091
|
2,045
|
2,309
|
1,861
|
1,810
|
2,214
|
1,923
|
Donegal
|
210
|
271
|
261
|
424
|
559
|
375
|
282
|
Dublin
|
7,026
|
6,055
|
6,216
|
5,772
|
7,287
|
6,921
|
5,736
|
Galway
|
982
|
983
|
555
|
757
|
658
|
1,044
|
525
|
Kerry
|
466
|
406
|
206
|
261
|
237
|
415
|
176
|
Kildare
|
597
|
449
|
372
|
834
|
393
|
673
|
483
|
Kilkenny
|
560
|
549
|
255
|
497
|
430
|
340
|
200
|
Laois
|
87
|
188
|
201
|
310
|
179
|
168
|
106
|
Leitrim
|
30
|
86
|
23
|
45
|
63
|
100
|
146
|
Limerick
|
853
|
915
|
890
|
617
|
874
|
879
|
984
|
Longford
|
147
|
114
|
190
|
131
|
216
|
174
|
252
|
Louth
|
613
|
710
|
459
|
554
|
565
|
656
|
420
|
Mayo
|
481
|
446
|
247
|
473
|
582
|
322
|
247
|
Meath
|
816
|
706
|
532
|
771
|
563
|
651
|
512
|
Monaghan
|
435
|
498
|
244
|
386
|
514
|
494
|
379
|
Offaly
|
264
|
287
|
176
|
227
|
342
|
433
|
210
|
Roscommon
|
144
|
141
|
81
|
133
|
127
|
127
|
120
|
Sligo
|
150
|
350
|
116
|
92
|
158
|
212
|
94
|
Tipperary
|
464
|
518
|
638
|
534
|
448
|
574
|
221
|
Waterford
|
931
|
630
|
807
|
416
|
681
|
482
|
297
|
Westmeath
|
297
|
226
|
185
|
206
|
198
|
342
|
227
|
Wexford
|
535
|
312
|
232
|
367
|
276
|
342
|
188
|
Wicklow
|
302
|
257
|
209
|
219
|
430
|
371
|
280
|
Total
|
19,660
|
18,146
|
16,496
|
16,971
|
18,896
|
19,332
|
14,814
|