Enterprise Ireland undertakes an Annual Employment Survey during the fourth quarter of every year, the figures are reported to their Board and released to the public in January of each year.
As of June 2023, the most up to date employment data refers to the results of the survey conducted in Q4 of 2022.
County
|
No of Companies
|
2022
Total Employment
|
Carlow
|
68
|
3,815
|
Cavan
|
67
|
6,534
|
Clare
|
100
|
5,266
|
Cork
|
468
|
25,585
|
Donegal
|
103
|
4,308
|
Dublin
|
1,736
|
70,785
|
Galway
|
225
|
8,651
|
Kerry
|
90
|
4,874
|
Kildare
|
155
|
9,270
|
Kilkenny
|
84
|
4,908
|
Laois
|
39
|
1,924
|
Leitrim
|
18
|
834
|
Limerick
|
175
|
8,736
|
Longford
|
30
|
2,223
|
Louth
|
127
|
6,369
|
Mayo
|
97
|
5,288
|
Meath
|
151
|
7,943
|
Monaghan
|
79
|
6,255
|
Offaly
|
53
|
4,260
|
Roscommon
|
32
|
1,619
|
Sligo
|
46
|
2,116
|
Tipperary
|
99
|
6,542
|
Waterford
|
100
|
7,502
|
Westmeath
|
71
|
3,099
|
Wexford
|
85
|
5,580
|
Wicklow
|
133
|
3,892
|
Ireland
|
4,431
|
218,178
|
2022 saw the creation of 19,660 new jobs by Enterprise Ireland client companies. This translates into a net increase of 10,841 jobs. Growing net employment by 5% his compares favourably with the CSO Labour Force Survey for 2022 which showed an increase of 3.4% in total employment across the economy.
Despite the ongoing global challenges, the diversity of Irish enterprise continues to be seen through the cross sectorial job growth. Sectors such as Climate, Sustainability and Agritech saw an increase in employment of 13% and Digital Technology saw an increase of 9% in employment.
This trend continued in the regional spread of job creation, with 68% of the jobs created being based outside of Dublin. This increase in sectorial and regional Irish employment highlights the resilience and business acumen of Irish Entrepreneurs.
The year 2022 was also marked by Enterprise Ireland hitting a number of key targets such as 1,271 new overseas contracts secured, 144 climate and green projects approved and 238 new companies entering new markets.