Industry and construction drive dublin

Total employment in the Dublin economy continued to rise in the final months of 2022 as job creation increased across a number of sectors. Over 768,000 Dublin residents (SA) were in employment in Q4. This was 1.1% or 8,000 higher than Q4 2021. Industry and construction were the main drivers with YoY expansions in employment of 5.6% and 20.9% respectively. Services employment declined YoY, mainly due to a contraction of 2.7% in the public sector where 4,400 fewer residents (-4.4%) were engaged in the human health services sector in Q4 2022. Private services employment was largely stable at +0.7% YoY, though ICT - which covers the tech sector - recorded a contraction of 7.3% (6,600 jobs) YoY.