My Department compiles data on the enterprise development agencies (Enterprise Ireland, IDA and Udaras na Gaeltachta). During the two year period spanning the pandemic from 2019 to 2021 total employment in the Services sector in enterprise agency client companies has increased by 10.8%, or 22,262 jobs, to reach 229,301 in 2021. In County Kildare, the Services sector has increased by 0.4%, or 17 jobs, during the same two year time period.
Total employment in Services sector for enterprise agency client companies, 2012-2021
Enterprise Agency Client Companies
Source: DETE Annual Employment Survey, 2021
These numbers include those who were on the TWSS and EWSS as employed and exclude those who were on the PUP.
The enterprise agency client companies are a subset of the total economy focused on the manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors. From the CSO Labour Force Survey, I understand that total employment in all services activities in Ireland was 1,919,400 in Q4 2021, up 6.0% or 108,500 jobs since Q4 2019.