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Quarterly National Accounts Quarter 1 2024 Provisional

Compensation of Employees

Compensation of Employees increased by 2.7% in Q1 2024

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CSO statistical publication, 06 June 2024, 11am

Table 7.1 Compensation of Employees by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q1 2024¹
	Amount €m	Quarterly % change
Public Admin, Education and Health	8,996	0.5
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	5,865	-2.4
Professional, Admin and Support Services	4,679	4.8
Industry (excl. Construction)	4,339	11.9
Information and Communication	2,910	0.9
Financial and Insurance Activities	2,520	3.5
Construction	1,516	7.8
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	637	0.3
Real Estate Activities	227	13.4
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	214	0.5
Total	31,904	2.7
¹Constant Market Prices, seasonally adjusted.

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On a seasonally adjusted basis, total Compensation of Employees increased by 2.7% in the first quarter of 2024. The Largest increases in growth quarter on quarter can be seen in Real Estate Activities (13.4%) and Industry (11.9%). The only sector that witnessed negative growth quarter on quarter was Distribution, Transport, Hotels and
Restaurants (-2.4%).

`-	Constant	Current
2018Q1	-0.268726032675204	0.57922171786764
2018Q2	3.27647986538777	2.6144327266477
2018Q3	0.267737195875695	2.26966171533576
2018Q4	2.22046769420399	1.20119565219878
2019Q1	0.983684637074389	2.62044883132793
2019Q2	0.692530482053422	1.86236860729301
2019Q3	0.591735289852857	0.480699855998612
2019Q4	0.589927843360938	2.43290721987743
2020Q1	-1.45604915164772	1.21186644252558
2020Q2	-12.1877342449597	-11.1652008596058
2020Q3	13.7408326440177	7.28257433488151
2020Q4	-1.63620204499557	6.13767291742109
2021Q1	-1.15956398879936	-2.42019547015958
2021Q2	5.02620358993235	5.20637627100702
2021Q3	2.12343569510793	5.08396067810482
2021Q4	3.75052003553096	2.92662131537018
2022Q1	1.92136025757821	-0.313876585721784
2022Q2	0.662369880378333	2.85749049330102
2022Q3	0.581838452199501	2.1021025254625
2022Q4	1.26822317737114	2.32473205644732
2023Q1	1.24881738954896	3.00893415253589
2023Q2	1.02937428780812	1.23458224248392
2023Q3	-0.11404021302811	0.509942348774284
2023Q4	-0.443318509634483	2.0275296413647
2024Q1	2.68313875642421	4.71895346824955

Column1	Q1 2024	Q1 2023
Public Admin, Education and Health	9.118328263	9.106822851
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	5.859682686	5.610412254
Industry (excl. Construction)	4.411652365	4.414640024
Professional, Admin and Support Services	4.684631951	4.278852682
Information and Communication	2.936183618	3.103020297
Financial and Insurance Activities	2.570023976	2.507781913
Construction	1.475695241	1.458129359
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	0.6366252	0.62346895
Real Estate Activities	0.220298	0.237806867
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	0.213956932	0.190407115

Compensation of Employees increased by 1.9% in Q1 2024 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The largest increase by sector can be seen in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (12.4%).

	Foreign	Domestic
Q1 2020	9.13250177066821	17.3398738693318
Q2 2020	8.10283238550504	15.200469177495
Q3 2020	8.02424890564824	16.5620394063518
Q4 2020	8.79953818773885	18.1513877442612
Q1 2021	9.37406458317531	16.6933714798247
Q2 2021	9.12436824789215	18.1440189451079
Q3 2021	8.86369002959325	19.3417925004068
Q4 2021	9.61191909640014	20.0404078875999
Q1 2022	10.9818025503866	18.7182557766134
Q2 2022	10.453517836316	19.773661007684
Q3 2022	10.2225965803477	20.0388931686523
Q4 2022	10.6083888479148	21.1064200010852
Q1 2023	12.3430330384771	20.7490669995229
Q2 2023	11.635816528298	21.347024042702
Q3 2023	11.0914802401652	21.3482339918348
Q4 2023	11.5090145951287	22.2119492388713
Q1 2024	13.2051069677879	22.9286806155522

In Q1 of 2024, 63.5% of total Compensation of Employees came from domestic enterprises, with 36.5% coming from foreign enterprises.

Foreign enterprises are identified by using institutional sector codes which are outlined in The European System of Accounts. Institutional units are any unit that has autonomy of decision and/or a complete set of accounts. Foreign controlled enterprises are any unit with the following institutional sector code: S.11003, S.12203, S.12303, S.12403, S.12503, S.12603, S.12703, S.12803 and S.12903. The foreign/domestic split is calculated using PMOD company level data.

Column1	Q1 2024	Q1 2023
Public Admin, Education and Health	700.1566928	677.788710025
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	555.3099236	552.5189070956
Industry (excl. Construction)	305.7153853	313.2224603878
Professional, Admin and Support Services	254.5752681	232.7556443103
Information and Communication	156.852606	156.0109058966
Construction	120.5113631	115.8076535836
Financial and Insurance Activities	117.3447384	119.4782535906
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	91.427028	82.8451490044
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	26.4951417	26.2343843182
Real Estate Activities	26.4951417	7.9420547809

Table 7.2 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector² of Origin at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2021)

Table 7.2 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2021)²												€million
Period	Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	Industry (excl. Construction)	of which Manufacturing	Construction	Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	Information and Communication	Financial and Insurance Activities	Real Estate Activities	Professional, Admin and Support Services	Public Admin, Education and Health	Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	Total
2018	829	14,622	12,955	5,008	21,086	8,663	7,461	816	13,948	28,903	2,666	103,601
2019	811	15,137	13,332	5,217	21,335	9,195	8,230	844	14,677	30,772	2,542	108,460
2020	768	15,048	13,462	4,399	18,798	9,485	8,830	843	14,357	29,893	1,928	104,281
2021	873	15,509	13,930	4,709	19,385	10,739	9,129	957	15,237	32,561	2,095	111,194
2022	800	16,959	14,935	6,005	21,794	12,070	9,776	1,038	15,838	33,795	2,351	120,427
2023	840	16,478	14,616	5,905	23,154	12,271	9,861	799	17,362	35,240	2,523	124,434

2018
Q1	203	3,601	3,187	1,167	4,997	2,138	1,870	186	3,290	7,110	654	25,137
Q2	213	3,699	3,267	1,301	5,321	2,148	1,952	222	3,638	7,503	653	26,564
Q3	212	3,765	3,353	1,325	5,316	2,289	1,790	176	3,525	6,611	705	25,526
Q4	201	3,557	3,148	1,215	5,452	2,088	1,850	233	3,495	7,679	654	26,374
2019
Q1	200	3,821	3,362	1,232	5,390	2,210	2,026	211	3,730	7,875	616	27,251
Q2	213	3,764	3,266	1,331	5,365	2,292	2,084	229	3,739	7,792	659	27,394
Q3	186	3,878	3,438	1,328	5,329	2,431	2,083	205	3,594	7,152	635	26,724
Q4	212	3,673	3,267	1,326	5,251	2,262	2,036	200	3,615	7,953	631	27,092
2020
Q1	211	3,741	3,346	1,266	5,277	2,313	2,171	211	3,811	7,832	615	27,387
Q2	167	3,425	3,051	694	3,763	2,393	2,412	203	3,474	7,289	297	24,196
Q3	191	3,987	3,528	1,248	5,077	2,354	2,168	224	3,696	6,964	617	26,464
Q4	200	3,896	3,536	1,192	4,681	2,425	2,078	205	3,376	7,809	400	26,234
2021
Q1	212	4,015	3,677	922	4,254	2,623	2,241	181	3,539	8,145	357	26,519
Q2	244	4,030	3,625	1,139	4,728	2,597	2,371	222	3,896	8,525	499	28,270
Q3	209	3,709	3,281	1,302	5,304	2,621	2,164	293	3,882	7,494	617	27,551
Q4	208	3,755	3,348	1,346	5,099	2,898	2,353	260	3,920	8,397	622	28,853
2022
Q1	192	4,095	3,629	1,453	5,372	3,097	2,461	328	4,030	8,699	600	30,328
Q2	215	4,283	3,780	1,487	5,577	3,039	2,472	232	4,006	8,537	571	30,419
Q3	187	4,383	3,839	1,583	5,343	2,960	2,380	226	3,930	7,948	599	29,538
Q4	205	4,199	3,687	1,483	5,502	2,973	2,462	252	3,873	8,611	581	30,141
2023
Q1	190	4,415	3,973	1,458	5,610	3,103	2,508	238	4,279	9,107	623	31,531
Q2	189	4,167	3,707	1,572	5,862	3,181	2,560	154	4,498	8,884	627	31,695
Q3	248	4,135	3,639	1,512	5,704	3,212	2,426	205	4,279	8,185	631	30,537
Q4	212	3,761	3,297	1,363	5,977	2,776	2,367	203	4,307	9,064	642	30,671
2024
Q1	214	4,412	3,863	1,476	5,860	2,936	2,570	220	4,685	9,118	637	32,127

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2018	-4.1	0.3	0.7	13.6	3.2	6.0	-2.8	-3.8	8.1	7.2	4.3	4.6
2019	-2.2	3.5	2.9	4.2	1.2	6.1	10.3	3.4	5.2	6.5	-4.7	4.7
2020	-5.3	-0.6	1.0	-15.7	-11.9	3.2	7.3	-0.1	-2.2	-2.9	-24.1	-3.9
2021	13.6	3.1	3.5	7.0	3.1	13.2	3.4	13.5	6.1	8.9	8.7	6.6
2022	-8.3	9.3	7.2	27.5	12.4	12.4	7.1	8.5	3.9	3.8	12.2	8.3
2023	5.0	-2.8	-2.1	-1.7	6.2	1.7	0.9	-23.0	9.6	4.3	7.3	3.3

2018
Q1	-4.6	-1.0	-0.9	6.9	-1.7	5.4	-6.5	-19.2	2.2	3.9	5.2	1.0
Q2	-11.7	4.4	4.3	22.2	5.1	10.2	6.1	5.5	11.4	12.3	2.7	8.8
Q3	-2.7	-1.1	0.6	18.7	3.7	4.9	-9.6	-15.3	8.4	4.3	7.3	3.2
Q4	4.6	-0.9	-1.1	7.0	5.6	3.7	-0.4	16.2	10.5	8.3	2.2	5.5
2019
Q1	-1.5	6.1	5.5	5.6	7.9	3.4	8.4	13.1	13.4	10.8	-5.8	8.4
Q2	-0.1	1.7	-0.0	2.3	0.8	6.7	6.8	3.3	2.8	3.9	1.0	3.1
Q3	-12.1	3.0	2.5	0.2	0.2	6.2	16.4	16.7	1.9	8.2	-9.9	4.7
Q4	5.4	3.3	3.8	9.2	-3.7	8.3	10.1	-14.3	3.4	3.6	-3.6	2.7
2020
Q1	5.2	-2.1	-0.5	2.7	-2.1	4.6	7.2	0.2	2.2	-0.5	-0.3	0.5
Q2	-21.7	-9.0	-6.6	-47.9	-29.9	4.4	15.7	-11.2	-7.1	-6.5	-55.0	-11.7
Q3	2.2	2.8	2.6	-6.0	-4.7	-3.2	4.1	9.2	2.8	-2.6	-2.9	-1.0
Q4	-5.3	6.1	8.3	-10.1	-10.8	7.2	2.1	2.7	-6.6	-1.8	-36.6	-3.2
2021
Q1	0.4	7.3	9.9	-27.1	-19.4	13.4	3.2	-14.1	-7.1	4.0	-41.9	-3.2
Q2	46.2	17.7	18.8	64.1	25.6	8.5	-1.7	9.2	12.1	17.0	67.9	16.8
Q3	9.9	-7.0	-7.0	4.3	4.5	11.3	-0.2	31.2	5.0	7.6	0.1	4.1
Q4	3.8	-3.6	-5.3	13.0	8.9	19.5	13.2	26.9	16.1	7.5	55.6	10.0
2022
Q1	-9.2	2.0	-1.3	57.5	26.3	18.1	9.8	81.3	13.9	6.8	68.0	14.4
Q2	-11.7	6.3	4.3	30.6	18.0	17.0	4.3	4.2	2.8	0.1	14.6	7.6
Q3	-10.6	18.2	17.0	21.6	0.7	13.0	10.0	-22.9	1.2	6.1	-3.1	7.2
Q4	-1.3	11.8	10.1	10.1	7.9	2.6	4.6	-3.1	-1.2	2.6	-6.6	4.5
2023
Q1	-0.9	7.8	9.5	0.4	4.4	0.2	1.9	-27.6	6.2	4.7	3.9	4.0
Q2	-12.0	-2.7	-1.9	5.7	5.1	4.7	3.6	-33.4	12.3	4.1	9.7	4.2
Q3	32.5	-5.6	-5.2	-4.5	6.8	8.5	1.9	-9.6	8.9	3.0	5.5	3.4
Q4	3.5	-10.4	-10.6	-8.0	8.6	-6.6	-3.9	-19.6	11.2	5.3	10.4	1.8
2024
Q1	12.4	-0.1	-2.8	1.2	4.4	-5.4	2.5	-7.4	9.5	0.1	2.1	1.9
¹Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee in return for work done. Compensation of employees is made up of the following components: (a) wages and salaries and (b) employers’ social contributions.
²Chain linked series not additive

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Table 7.3 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2021)

Table 7.3 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Market Prices- Seasonally Adjusted (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2021)²												€million
Period	Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	Industry (excl. Construction)	of which Manufacturing	Construction	Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	Information and Communication	Financial and Insurance Activities	Real Estate Activities	Professional, Admin and Support Services	Public Admin, Education and Health	Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	Total
2018
Q1	209	3,589	3,176	1,209	5,006	2,116	1,862	191	3,333	7,032	656	25,203
Q2	197	3,691	3,274	1,255	5,325	2,139	1,874	220	3,495	7,169	663	26,029
Q3	213	3,671	3,274	1,297	5,286	2,240	1,810	174	3,523	7,196	690	26,099
Q4	211	3,669	3,232	1,241	5,487	2,164	1,921	232	3,603	7,498	653	26,678
2019
Q1	205	3,814	3,350	1,237	5,383	2,189	2,014	216	3,691	7,572	619	26,940
Q2	197	3,750	3,267	1,330	5,362	2,280	1,993	227	3,656	7,656	676	27,127
Q3	190	3,785	3,362	1,298	5,293	2,391	2,121	203	3,613	7,776	618	27,288
Q4	219	3,789	3,361	1,351	5,315	2,334	2,111	198	3,723	7,783	625	27,449
2020
Q1	216	3,729	3,322	1,271	5,254	2,291	2,152	216	3,768	7,533	619	27,049
Q2	154	3,412	3,050	695	3,744	2,379	2,307	203	3,387	7,153	318	23,752
Q3	197	3,900	3,458	1,219	5,054	2,324	2,215	221	3,731	7,557	600	27,016
Q4	205	4,016	3,650	1,215	4,754	2,496	2,150	203	3,479	7,664	391	26,574
2021
Q1	217	3,995	3,637	944	4,229	2,600	2,216	186	3,538	7,981	361	26,266
Q2	225	4,011	3,612	1,119	4,691	2,575	2,272	222	3,747	8,205	521	27,586
Q3	219	3,644	3,229	1,269	5,297	2,593	2,217	289	3,924	8,118	601	28,172
Q4	210	3,870	3,471	1,378	5,172	2,986	2,429	256	4,048	8,267	612	29,228
2022
Q1	197	4,056	3,565	1,450	5,346	3,069	2,425	338	3,959	8,348	603	29,790
Q2	200	4,267	3,765	1,493	5,528	3,010	2,379	232	3,907	8,377	594	29,987
Q3	197	4,320	3,786	1,542	5,355	2,923	2,440	222	3,977	8,602	583	30,162
Q4	206	4,326	3,840	1,523	5,558	3,075	2,537	248	4,005	8,493	572	30,544
2023
Q1	193	4,358	3,885	1,451	5,600	3,075	2,465	245	4,190	8,726	625	30,926
Q2	178	4,154	3,686	1,580	5,796	3,146	2,472	155	4,392	8,723	648	31,244
Q3	261	4,088	3,596	1,470	5,739	3,160	2,489	200	4,330	8,855	617	31,208
Q4	213	3,876	3,449	1,406	6,010	2,884	2,435	200	4,464	8,947	635	31,070
2024
Q1	214	4,339	3,758	1,516	5,865	2,910	2,520	227	4,679	8,996	637	31,904

Percentage change on previous quarter
2018
Q1	2.1	-2.9	-2.6	3.8	-3.1	1.3	-3.3	-4.0	2.1	1.7	1.8	-0.3
Q2	-5.7	2.9	3.1	3.8	6.4	1.1	0.7	15.0	4.9	2.0	1.0	3.3
Q3	8.1	-0.6	-0.0	3.3	-0.7	4.7	-3.5	-20.8	0.8	0.4	4.1	0.3
Q4	-0.8	-0.0	-1.3	-4.3	3.8	-3.4	6.2	33.2	2.3	4.2	-5.4	2.2
2019
Q1	-3.0	4.0	3.6	-0.3	-1.9	1.1	4.8	-6.9	2.5	1.0	-5.1	1.0
Q2	-3.9	-1.7	-2.5	7.5	-0.4	4.2	-1.1	5.4	-0.9	1.1	9.2	0.7
Q3	-3.5	0.9	2.9	-2.4	-1.3	4.9	6.4	-10.8	-1.2	1.6	-8.6	0.6
Q4	15.4	0.1	-0.0	4.1	0.4	-2.4	-0.5	-2.3	3.0	0.1	1.1	0.6
2020
Q1	-1.5	-1.6	-1.2	-5.9	-1.1	-1.9	2.0	9.0	1.2	-3.2	-1.0	-1.5
Q2	-28.7	-8.5	-8.2	-45.3	-28.7	3.9	7.2	-6.2	-10.1	-5.0	-48.6	-12.2
Q3	27.9	14.3	13.4	75.4	35.0	-2.3	-4.0	9.0	10.1	5.6	88.6	13.7
Q4	4.1	3.0	5.6	-0.3	-5.9	7.4	-2.9	-8.1	-6.7	1.4	-34.8	-1.6
2021
Q1	6.0	-0.5	-0.4	-22.3	-11.1	4.2	3.1	-8.4	1.7	4.1	-7.7	-1.2
Q2	3.6	0.4	-0.7	18.5	10.9	-1.0	2.5	19.4	5.9	2.8	44.5	5.0
Q3	-2.8	-9.1	-10.6	13.4	12.9	0.7	-2.4	30.3	4.7	-1.1	15.3	2.1
Q4	-4.0	6.2	7.5	8.6	-2.4	15.2	9.6	-11.4	3.1	1.8	1.9	3.8
2022
Q1	-6.5	4.8	2.7	5.2	3.4	2.8	-0.2	31.8	-2.2	1.0	-1.6	1.9
Q2	1.9	5.2	5.6	3.0	3.4	-1.9	-1.9	-31.2	-1.3	0.3	-1.5	0.7
Q3	-1.8	1.2	0.6	3.2	-3.1	-2.9	2.6	-4.4	1.8	2.7	-1.7	0.6
Q4	4.9	0.1	1.4	-1.2	3.8	5.2	4.0	11.7	0.7	-1.3	-1.9	1.3
2023
Q1	-6.7	0.7	1.2	-4.7	0.8	-0.0	-2.9	-1.3	4.6	2.7	9.2	1.2
Q2	-7.4	-4.7	-5.1	8.9	3.5	2.3	0.3	-36.6	4.8	-0.0	3.8	1.0
Q3	46.5	-1.6	-2.5	-7.0	-1.0	0.5	0.7	29.1	-1.4	1.5	-4.9	-0.1
Q4	-18.3	-5.2	-4.1	-4.3	4.7	-8.7	-2.2	-0.3	3.1	1.0	2.9	-0.4
2024
Q1	0.5	11.9	9.0	7.8	-2.4	0.9	3.5	13.4	4.8	0.5	0.3	2.7
¹Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee in return for work done. Compensation of employees is made up of the following components: (a) wages and salaries and (b) employers’ social contributions.
²Chain linked series not additive

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Table 7.4 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector² of Origin at Current Market Prices

Table 7.4 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10² Sector of Origin at Current Market Prices												€million
Period	Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	Industry (excl. Construction)	of which Manufacturing	Construction	Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	Information and Communication	Financial and Insurance Activities	Real Estate Activities	Professional, Admin and Support Services	Public Admin, Education and Health	Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	Total
2018	727	13,175	11,682	3,876	18,666	7,537	7,770	849	11,866	27,209	2,148	93,824
2019	777	14,195	12,648	4,151	19,570	8,416	8,279	911	13,438	29,020	2,217	100,974
2020	824	14,392	12,835	4,108	17,583	9,155	8,520	885	13,615	30,330	1,902	101,313
2021	873	15,509	13,930	4,709	19,385	10,739	9,129	957	15,237	32,561	2,095	111,194
2022	1,103	16,792	15,112	5,271	21,964	12,135	9,276	976	16,762	35,018	2,607	121,904
2023	1,160	18,062	16,159	5,721	23,973	13,320	9,841	1,080	18,349	38,086	2,644	132,236

2018
Q1	180	3,344	2,978	874	4,363	1,806	2,098	193	2,829	6,575	528	22,789
Q2	183	3,207	2,828	968	4,652	1,857	1,969	233	2,972	6,776	516	23,333
Q3	182	3,291	2,915	1,028	4,709	2,025	1,779	181	2,953	6,785	565	23,498
Q4	182	3,334	2,961	1,007	4,943	1,849	1,924	243	3,111	7,073	539	24,203
2019
Q1	201	3,571	3,185	952	4,713	2,068	2,268	226	3,301	7,071	533	24,903
Q2	192	3,552	3,170	1,034	4,882	2,030	2,031	232	3,332	7,331	551	25,167
Q3	186	3,408	3,009	1,056	4,925	2,158	1,921	220	3,298	7,135	560	24,867
Q4	199	3,664	3,285	1,109	5,050	2,160	2,059	233	3,507	7,483	573	26,036
2020
Q1	209	3,714	3,312	1,049	4,905	2,344	2,367	249	3,634	7,445	555	26,472
Q2	207	3,407	3,048	741	3,646	2,143	2,075	195	3,074	7,447	369	23,303
Q3	198	3,409	3,012	1,099	4,402	2,284	1,959	212	3,195	7,343	486	24,586
Q4	210	3,862	3,463	1,220	4,630	2,384	2,118	228	3,712	8,096	492	26,951
2021
Q1	219	3,766	3,376	909	4,184	2,611	2,493	226	3,595	7,637	427	26,067
Q2	216	3,848	3,457	1,142	4,556	2,562	2,268	226	3,790	8,177	483	27,268
Q3	211	3,760	3,368	1,304	5,176	2,742	2,069	242	3,768	8,358	576	28,205
Q4	227	4,135	3,730	1,355	5,469	2,824	2,299	263	4,083	8,389	609	29,652
2022
Q1	280	4,170	3,767	1,172	5,070	2,995	2,567	244	4,133	8,405	666	29,700
Q2	273	4,242	3,822	1,312	5,507	2,959	2,252	236	4,154	8,636	656	30,227
Q3	266	4,052	3,626	1,384	5,680	3,074	2,154	241	4,159	8,616	634	30,261
Q4	284	4,328	3,897	1,403	5,707	3,108	2,303	254	4,316	9,362	650	31,715
2023
Q1	294	4,640	4,161	1,335	5,779	3,357	2,800	279	4,674	9,289	645	33,092
Q2	285	4,511	4,028	1,429	6,025	3,331	2,396	263	4,614	9,481	647	32,983
Q3	277	4,281	3,818	1,450	6,001	3,326	2,240	260	4,428	9,504	673	32,440
Q4	303	4,629	4,153	1,508	6,167	3,306	2,404	278	4,633	9,813	679	33,721
2024
Q1	305	5,081	4,557	1,461	6,315	3,720	2,998	288	5,113	10,117	736	36,134

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2018	3.1	8.9	9.6	10.4	3.2	11.1	3.0	9.8	9.5	5.0	6.0	6.3
2019	6.9	7.7	8.3	7.1	4.8	11.7	6.5	7.3	13.2	6.7	3.2	7.6
2020	6.0	1.4	1.5	-1.0	-10.2	8.8	2.9	-2.9	1.3	4.5	-14.2	0.3
2021	5.9	7.8	8.5	14.6	10.2	17.3	7.2	8.1	11.9	7.4	10.2	9.8
2022	26.4	8.2	8.4	11.9	13.4	13.0	1.6	2.0	10.0	7.5	24.4	9.6
2023	5.2	7.6	6.9	8.5	9.1	9.8	6.1	10.7	9.5	8.8	1.4	8.5

2018
Q1	2.0	9.7	11.2	-1.8	1.4	10.4	1.6	-12.9	6.9	5.4	7.7	5.0
Q2	2.4	9.1	9.2	12.4	3.1	13.9	7.2	24.7	8.7	4.9	2.0	6.8
Q3	3.6	8.9	9.4	20.7	4.9	16.0	-2.1	1.0	9.3	4.5	12.4	6.9
Q4	4.2	8.1	8.6	10.8	3.2	4.4	5.6	30.1	13.1	5.3	2.0	6.5
2019
Q1	11.6	6.8	6.9	9.0	8.0	14.5	8.1	16.9	16.7	7.5	0.9	9.3
Q2	4.7	10.8	12.1	6.8	5.0	9.3	3.1	-0.2	12.1	8.2	6.8	7.9
Q3	2.0	3.6	3.2	2.7	4.6	6.6	8.0	22.1	11.7	5.1	-0.9	5.8
Q4	9.5	9.9	10.9	10.1	2.2	16.8	7.0	-4.2	12.7	5.8	6.3	7.6
2020
Q1	4.3	4.0	4.0	10.2	4.1	13.4	4.4	10.4	10.1	5.3	4.2	6.3
Q2	7.7	-4.1	-3.8	-28.4	-25.3	5.5	2.2	-15.9	-7.7	1.6	-33.1	-7.4
Q3	6.6	0.0	0.1	4.0	-10.6	5.8	2.0	-3.6	-3.1	2.9	-13.3	-1.1
Q4	5.6	5.4	5.4	10.0	-8.3	10.4	2.9	-2.1	5.8	8.2	-14.1	3.5
2021
Q1	4.4	1.4	1.9	-13.4	-14.7	11.4	5.3	-9.1	-1.1	2.6	-23.1	-1.5
Q2	4.8	13.0	13.4	54.2	25.0	19.6	9.3	15.6	23.3	9.8	30.9	17.0
Q3	6.4	10.3	11.8	18.7	17.6	20.1	5.6	13.7	17.9	13.8	18.6	14.7
Q4	7.8	7.1	7.7	11.1	18.1	18.5	8.5	15.4	10.0	3.6	23.8	10.0
2022
Q1	27.8	10.7	11.6	29.0	21.2	14.7	3.0	7.9	15.0	10.0	55.9	13.9
Q2	26.0	10.2	10.6	14.9	20.9	15.5	-0.7	4.6	9.6	5.6	35.9	10.9
Q3	26.3	7.8	7.7	6.2	9.7	12.1	4.1	-0.2	10.4	3.1	10.2	7.3
Q4	25.4	4.7	4.5	3.5	4.4	10.0	0.2	-3.3	5.7	11.6	6.7	7.0
2023
Q1	5.2	11.3	10.5	13.9	14.0	12.1	9.1	14.1	13.1	10.5	-3.1	11.4
Q2	4.5	6.3	5.4	8.9	9.4	12.6	6.4	11.4	11.1	9.8	-1.4	9.1
Q3	4.2	5.7	5.3	4.7	5.6	8.2	4.0	7.7	6.5	10.3	6.0	7.2
Q4	6.6	7.0	6.6	7.5	8.1	6.4	4.4	9.6	7.4	4.8	4.5	6.3
2024
Q1	3.9	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.3	10.8	7.0	3.2	9.4	8.9	14.1	9.2
¹Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee in return for work done. Compensation of employees is made up of the following components: (a) wages and salaries and (b) employers’ social contributions.
²See Background Notes for detailed Nace A10 sector descriptions

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Table 7.5 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector² of Origin at Current Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 7.5 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector² of Origin at Current Market Prices- Seasonally Adjusted												€million
Period	Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	Industry (excl. Construction)	of which Manufacturing	Construction	Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	Information and Communication	Financial and Insurance Activities	Real Estate Activities	Professional, Admin and Support Services	Public Admin, Education and Health	Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	Total
2018
Q1	177	3,231	2,877	915	4,519	1,753	1,892	193	2,825	6,664	531	22,698
Q2	182	3,242	2,873	952	4,646	1,893	2,002	220	2,925	6,711	520	23,292
Q3	186	3,365	2,973	1,024	4,684	2,016	1,903	194	3,011	6,878	559	23,820
Q4	183	3,345	2,961	980	4,787	1,876	1,985	239	3,114	7,059	539	24,106
2019
Q1	197	3,486	3,079	998	4,893	2,009	2,035	213	3,247	7,126	534	24,738
Q2	191	3,561	3,199	1,025	4,887	2,071	2,059	236	3,310	7,301	558	25,199
Q3	191	3,533	3,112	1,046	4,877	2,150	2,072	234	3,386	7,280	552	25,320
Q4	199	3,655	3,251	1,076	4,909	2,190	2,125	227	3,501	7,479	574	25,936
2020
Q1	205	3,625	3,212	1,101	5,083	2,278	2,113	238	3,573	7,478	556	26,250
Q2	205	3,390	3,060	740	3,659	2,184	2,102	200	3,048	7,419	374	23,319
Q3	204	3,560	3,146	1,081	4,339	2,280	2,126	222	3,291	7,436	478	25,018
Q4	210	3,726	3,407	1,182	4,509	2,419	2,188	222	3,706	7,897	494	26,553
2021
Q1	213	3,718	3,287	957	4,352	2,535	2,213	218	3,542	7,736	425	25,911
Q2	215	3,814	3,445	1,144	4,573	2,601	2,300	232	3,737	8,154	490	27,260
Q3	218	3,927	3,540	1,277	5,084	2,743	2,256	251	3,889	8,432	568	28,645
Q4	226	4,044	3,673	1,316	5,363	2,869	2,379	257	4,089	8,328	614	29,484
2022
Q1	272	4,069	3,659	1,232	5,253	2,909	2,266	235	4,018	8,477	660	29,391
Q2	272	4,202	3,798	1,314	5,503	2,993	2,287	243	4,129	8,623	665	30,231
Q3	277	4,266	3,814	1,356	5,585	3,081	2,354	249	4,295	8,776	628	30,867
Q4	282	4,298	3,868	1,367	5,661	3,161	2,390	249	4,354	9,166	656	31,584
2023
Q1	286	4,455	4,014	1,398	5,953	3,264	2,457	268	4,529	9,287	637	32,534
Q2	284	4,474	3,998	1,427	5,992	3,358	2,437	270	4,563	9,476	656	32,936
Q3	289	4,520	4,019	1,424	5,946	3,337	2,453	269	4,584	9,614	668	33,104
Q4	300	4,648	4,147	1,475	6,116	3,367	2,500	274	4,699	9,711	685	33,775
2024
Q1	297	4,834	4,369	1,521	6,462	3,622	2,620	295	4,952	10,041	726	35,369

Percentage change on previous quarter
2018
Q1	0.6	4.0	5.1	3.1	-2.7	-2.5	0.8	4.5	2.6	0.7	0.6	0.6
Q2	2.9	0.3	-0.1	4.1	2.8	8.0	5.8	13.8	3.6	0.7	-2.1	2.6
Q3	2.3	3.8	3.5	7.5	0.8	6.5	-4.9	-11.8	2.9	2.5	7.6	2.3
Q4	-1.9	-0.6	-0.4	-4.2	2.2	-6.9	4.3	23.5	3.4	2.6	-3.7	1.2
2019
Q1	7.7	4.2	4.0	1.8	2.2	7.1	2.6	-10.9	4.3	1.0	-0.8	2.6
Q2	-3.1	2.1	3.9	2.7	-0.1	3.1	1.2	10.8	2.0	2.5	4.3	1.9
Q3	0.0	-0.8	-2.7	2.0	-0.2	3.8	0.6	-1.1	2.3	-0.3	-0.9	0.5
Q4	4.5	3.5	4.5	2.9	0.7	1.8	2.6	-2.8	3.4	2.7	3.8	2.4
2020
Q1	2.7	-0.8	-1.2	2.3	3.5	4.0	-0.6	5.0	2.0	-0.0	-3.2	1.2
Q2	0.4	-6.5	-4.7	-32.8	-28.0	-4.1	-0.5	-16.2	-14.7	-0.8	-32.7	-11.2
Q3	-0.5	5.0	2.8	46.1	18.6	4.4	1.2	11.2	8.0	0.2	28.0	7.3
Q4	2.7	4.7	8.3	9.3	3.9	6.1	2.9	0.1	12.6	6.2	3.3	6.1
2021
Q1	1.6	-0.2	-3.5	-19.0	-3.5	4.8	1.1	-2.0	-4.4	-2.0	-14.0	-2.4
Q2	1.0	2.6	4.8	19.6	5.1	2.6	3.9	6.5	5.5	5.4	15.1	5.2
Q3	1.3	3.0	2.8	11.6	11.2	5.5	-1.9	8.1	4.1	3.4	16.1	5.1
Q4	3.4	3.0	3.8	3.0	5.5	4.6	5.4	2.5	5.2	-1.2	8.0	2.9
2022
Q1	20.6	0.6	-0.4	-6.3	-2.0	1.4	-4.8	-8.5	-1.7	1.8	7.6	-0.3
Q2	-0.2	3.3	3.8	6.6	4.8	2.9	0.9	3.5	2.8	1.7	0.8	2.9
Q3	1.8	1.5	0.4	3.2	1.5	2.9	2.9	2.4	4.0	1.8	-5.5	2.1
Q4	2.1	0.8	1.4	0.9	1.4	2.6	1.5	0.2	1.4	4.4	4.4	2.3
2023
Q1	1.3	3.7	3.8	2.2	5.2	3.3	2.8	7.4	4.0	1.3	-2.9	3.0
Q2	-0.6	0.4	-0.4	2.1	0.7	2.9	-0.8	0.9	0.7	2.0	3.0	1.2
Q3	1.7	1.0	0.5	-0.2	-0.8	-0.6	0.7	-0.5	0.5	1.5	1.8	0.5
Q4	4.0	2.8	3.2	3.6	2.9	0.9	1.9	2.0	2.5	1.0	2.5	2.0
2024
Q1	-1.2	4.0	5.3	3.1	5.7	7.6	4.8	7.7	5.4	3.4	6.0	4.7
¹Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee in return for work done. Compensation of employees is made up of the following components: (a) wages and salaries and (b) employers’ social contributions.
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Table 7.6 Breakdown of Compensation of Employees by Foreign and Domestic Enterprises

Table 7.7 Total number of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector²

Table 7.7 Total number of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector²												'000
Period	Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	Industry (excl. Construction)	of which Manufacturing	Construction	Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	Information and Communication	Financial and Insurance Activities	Real Estate Activities	Professional, Admin and Support Services	Public Admin, Education and Health	Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	Total
2018
Q1	25	261	232	90	497	100	91	7	186	521	93	1,869
Q2	28	257	227	97	510	103	94	8	198	534	89	1,917
Q3	27	270	240	101	520	110	88	6	194	537	96	1,949
Q4	27	261	232	98	522	105	90	8	199	556	90	1,955
2019
Q1	26	270	238	97	523	106	96	7	203	559	87	1,975
Q2	26	266	231	102	519	108	99	7	202	561	89	1,978
Q3	24	278	247	102	520	118	100	7	197	573	90	2,010
Q4	31	271	241	104	529	113	100	7	205	583	87	2,030
2020
Q1	30	269	241	102	518	114	103	8	212	578	86	2,020
Q2	23	271	243	85	417	120	111	9	180	556	61	1,833
Q3	23	285	250	96	479	115	105	8	185	569	80	1,945
Q4	27	283	255	97	483	125	104	8	179	584	71	1,961
2021
Q1	25	291	264	92	444	127	106	7	184	606	63	1,946
Q2	27	296	266	92	468	129	116	7	208	631	73	2,048
Q3	24	292	262	104	536	138	122	10	216	626	85	2,152
Q4	26	297	266	115	514	158	118	9	222	652	82	2,193
2022
Q1	24	301	268	117	521	154	118	11	221	659	75	2,201
Q2	24	306	271	119	534	155	116	8	224	665	78	2,229
Q3	24	316	278	124	533	150	113	8	225	663	81	2,237
Q4	26	308	269	118	545	153	117	10	229	665	83	2,254
2023
Q1	26	313	277	116	553	156	119	8	233	678	83	2,285
Q2	25	297	261	128	565	161	124	6	237	693	83	2,318
Q3	29	307	270	123	555	163	118	7	241	690	86	2,319
Q4	29	302	266	114	573	151	117	8	243	709	90	2,338
2024
Q1	26	306	267	121	555	157	117	9	255	700	91	2,337

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2018
Q1	-10.2	0.1	0.3	3.9	1.6	1.0	-1.5	-20.4	5.5	2.8	9.1	2.0
Q2	-6.2	-1.3	-1.2	13.3	3.7	4.7	2.1	5.2	8.3	4.2	1.6	3.7
Q3	0.1	-0.3	-0.2	20.5	4.2	6.6	-5.6	-16.2	6.6	4.0	7.3	4.1
Q4	3.6	-1.4	-1.2	11.2	2.5	2.2	-0.9	8.6	11.3	5.8	-0.6	3.7
2019
Q1	5.1	3.5	2.8	7.5	5.3	6.0	6.0	4.0	9.1	7.4	-5.8	5.6
Q2	-8.7	3.5	1.7	5.7	1.8	5.0	4.8	-7.0	2.2	5.0	-0.1	3.2
Q3	-10.5	3.0	2.8	1.7	0.1	6.7	13.7	6.3	1.4	6.8	-6.5	3.1
Q4	15.6	3.7	4.0	7.0	1.4	8.3	11.9	-12.0	2.5	4.8	-3.3	3.8
2020
Q1	16.4	-0.7	1.2	5.9	-0.9	7.7	7.2	10.4	4.1	3.4	-1.7	2.3
Q2	-11.2	2.1	5.3	-16.9	-19.7	11.8	12.5	25.2	-11.0	-0.9	-31.3	-7.3
Q3	-3.2	2.4	1.5	-6.5	-7.9	-2.3	4.3	21.1	-6.2	-0.8	-10.5	-3.2
Q4	-11.5	4.7	5.7	-7.5	-8.8	10.3	4.2	16.4	-12.7	0.1	-18.5	-3.4
2021
Q1	-18.5	8.4	9.5	-10.5	-14.4	11.8	3.3	-0.7	-13.2	4.8	-26.5	-3.7
Q2	15.3	9.2	9.7	8.6	12.1	7.5	4.9	-21.2	15.4	13.6	20.5	11.7
Q3	1.8	2.7	4.5	8.8	11.7	19.7	16.1	21.5	16.8	10.1	5.8	10.6
Q4	-4.5	4.8	4.7	19.3	6.5	26.1	13.0	4.9	24.4	11.6	15.1	11.8
2022
Q1	-2.2	3.5	1.6	27.3	17.5	20.7	10.9	43.2	20.4	8.8	18.2	13.1
Q2	-9.1	3.3	1.9	28.5	14.3	19.4	0.1	17.9	7.5	5.3	6.5	8.8
Q3	-0.7	8.1	6.2	18.6	-0.5	8.9	-6.9	-20.4	4.4	5.9	-4.2	3.9
Q4	-1.7	3.8	1.1	2.3	6.0	-3.0	-0.5	13.2	3.1	2.0	1.5	2.8
2023
Q1	8.3	3.9	3.4	-0.8	6.0	1.4	1.3	-26.0	5.2	2.8	11.2	3.8
Q2	2.0	-2.9	-3.7	8.1	5.6	4.1	6.5	-22.2	5.9	4.3	6.2	4.0
Q3	20.5	-2.9	-2.9	-0.3	4.2	8.4	4.5	-6.5	6.8	4.1	6.4	3.7
Q4	14.6	-1.9	-1.1	-2.9	5.2	-1.3	-0.1	-19.0	6.2	6.7	8.2	3.7
2024
Q1	1.0	-2.4	-3.7	4.1	0.5	0.5	-1.8	9.6	9.4	3.3	10.4	2.3
¹Data from Labour Force Survey
²See Background Notes for detailed Nace A10 sector descriptions

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Table 7.6 Breakdown of Compensation of Employees by Foreign and Domestic enterprises 2024Q1
Period	Foreign	Domestic	Foreign	Domestic
	Amount €m	Amount €m	% of total COE	% of total COE
2020
Q1	9,132.50	17,339.87	34.50	65.50
Q2	8,102.83	15,200.47	34.77	65.23
Q3	8,024.25	16,562.04	32.64	67.36
Q4	8,799.54	18,151.39	32.65	67.35
2021
Q1	9,374.06	16,693.37	35.96	64.04
Q2	9,124.37	18,144.02	33.46	66.54
Q3	8,863.69	19,341.79	31.43	68.57
Q4	9,611.92	20,040.41	32.42	67.58
2022
Q1	10,981.80	18,718.26	36.98	63.02
Q2	10,453.52	19,773.66	34.58	65.42
Q3	10,222.60	20,038.89	33.78	66.22
Q4	10,608.39	21,106.42	33.45	66.55
2023
Q1	12,343.03	20,749.07	37.30	62.70
Q2	11,635.82	21,347.02	35.28	64.72
Q3	11,091.48	21,348.23	34.19	65.81
Q4	11,509.01	22,211.95	34.13	65.87
2024
Q1	13,205.11	22,928.68	36.55	63.45
¹Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee in return for work done. Compensation of employees is made up of the following components: (a) wages and salaries and (b) employers’ social contributions.

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