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22/05/2019
Over 1,500 Jobs Being Created Every Week - LFS
More than 1,500 new jobs are being created every week in Ireland, according to the latest Labour Force Survey (LFS).
The report, from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published yesterday, also shows:
• Govt Target of 135,000 New Jobs in the Regions by 2020 has been surpassed.
• Employment increased by 35,200 (+1.5 per cent) in the first quarter of 2019.
• Employment outside Dublin increased by 60,200 in the year to Q1 2019 (+3.9 per cent).
• Full-time employment up 62,000 (+3.5 per cent) year-on-year in the first quarter.
Welcoming the report, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys said: "I welcome the latest Labour Force Survey release which shows that, with 221,100 new jobs created since the start of 2016, we have well exceeded our target of 200,000 new jobs by 2020. Furthermore, our regional goal of 135,000 jobs has also been surpassed with 150,000 jobs created outside Dublin as of Q1 2019. On average, over 1,500 new jobs were created every week in Ireland over the last 12 months.
"With consistent improvement in employment for several years now, it is time to turn our attention to answering the future needs of our businesses and workers through our new whole-of-Government plan, Future Jobs Ireland.
"At a time of strong economic growth and almost full employment, it would be easy to become complacent – something that happened during the boom years. This Government is determined to make sure that this doesn't happen again. That is why we are preparing now for tomorrow's world."
Future Jobs Ireland 2019 is the first in a series of annual reports as part of this new medium-term framework. The commitments in the report will support continued employment growth across Ireland and further reductions in unemployment. Among other issues, it addresses challenges to participation in the labour force. Actions include developing and implementing tailored activation and training supports and generating attractive employment opportunities such as smart working arrangements.
The report, from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published yesterday, also shows:
• Govt Target of 135,000 New Jobs in the Regions by 2020 has been surpassed.
• Employment increased by 35,200 (+1.5 per cent) in the first quarter of 2019.
• Employment outside Dublin increased by 60,200 in the year to Q1 2019 (+3.9 per cent).
• Full-time employment up 62,000 (+3.5 per cent) year-on-year in the first quarter.
Welcoming the report, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys said: "I welcome the latest Labour Force Survey release which shows that, with 221,100 new jobs created since the start of 2016, we have well exceeded our target of 200,000 new jobs by 2020. Furthermore, our regional goal of 135,000 jobs has also been surpassed with 150,000 jobs created outside Dublin as of Q1 2019. On average, over 1,500 new jobs were created every week in Ireland over the last 12 months.
"With consistent improvement in employment for several years now, it is time to turn our attention to answering the future needs of our businesses and workers through our new whole-of-Government plan, Future Jobs Ireland.
"At a time of strong economic growth and almost full employment, it would be easy to become complacent – something that happened during the boom years. This Government is determined to make sure that this doesn't happen again. That is why we are preparing now for tomorrow's world."
Future Jobs Ireland 2019 is the first in a series of annual reports as part of this new medium-term framework. The commitments in the report will support continued employment growth across Ireland and further reductions in unemployment. Among other issues, it addresses challenges to participation in the labour force. Actions include developing and implementing tailored activation and training supports and generating attractive employment opportunities such as smart working arrangements.
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