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Quarterly National Accounts Quarter 2 2021

Compensation of Employees

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EWSS payments as a percentage of Compensation of Employees remains at 4.1% in Q2 2021

Table 7.1 Compensation of Employees by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q2 2021¹
	Amount €m	Quarterly % change
Public Admin, Education and Health	7,721	1.7
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	4,310	1.1
Industry (excl. Construction)	3,889	3.5
Professional, Admin and Support Services	3,609	3.4
Information and Communication	2,541	1.4
Financial and Insurance Activities	2,230	1.9
Construction	1,057	9.7
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	447	9.4
Real Estate Activities	216	2.4
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	193	-0.3
Total	26,213	2.5
¹Current Market Prices, seasonally adjusted.

Open in Excel: Quarterly National Accounts Q2 2021 Table 7.1 (XLS 9KB)

Second quarter of 2021 sees Compensation of Employees increase by 12.1% compared to corresponding period of previous year following some easing of restrictions. Largest increase seen in Construction (45.5%), Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants (19.9%) and Arts, Entertainment and Other Services (21.6%) sectors. While Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing seen a drop of -2.7%.

Column1	Q2 2021	Q1 2021
Public Admin, Education and Health	7.72091195316499	7.58960197882373
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	4.30993272623109	4.26478744003899
Industry (excl. Construction)	3.8888486065627	3.75847182058588
Professional, Admin and Support Services	3.60889081694669	3.49169174129903
Information and Communication	2.54138540145194	2.50578347102966
Financial and Insurance Activities	2.22992851736802	2.1879595127417
Construction	1.05678332841064	0.963167958070021
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	0.446850135687685	0.408408007087076
Real Estate Activities	0.215718542819609	0.210621157793381
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	0.193318337365043	0.193900440275026

On a seasonally adjusted basis, total Compensation of Employees increased by 2.5% compared to the previous quarter. Most sectors experienced an increase this quarter compared to the pervious. Largest increase in growth quarter on quarter can be seen in Construction (9.7%) and Arts, Entertainment and Other Services (9.4) sectors. While Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing seen a drop of -0.3%.

Column1	Q2 2020	Q2 2021
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	14.434777	6.162125
Industry (excl. Construction)	233.56401	87.370051
Construction	166.349149	103.630722
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	675.597385	479.460182
Information and Communication	57.930122	20.895291
Financial and Insurance Activities	34.40015	17.81327
Real Estate Activities	24.836555	15.1371
Professional, Admin and Support Services	272.126455	120.976611
Public Admin, Education and Health	139.117022	120.949968
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	76.987669	78.45141

Column1	Q2 2021
Financial and Insurance Activities	0.809802690971332
Information and Communication	0.847391337535249
Public Admin, Education and Health	1.56253327832614
Industry (excl. Construction)	2.27827576479606
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	3.19852214871965
Professional, Admin and Support Services	3.49903415116007
Real Estate Activities	7.42478398200429
Construction	9.64051087739274
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	11.069268929259
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	17.6541429894622

In a new table this quarter, we show the total amounts supplied under the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS). For Q2 2021 these remain largely unchanged on the previous quarter, at just over €1bn. Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants receives the largest amount of EWSS payments, followed by Public Admin, Education and Health and Professional, Admin and Support Services.

Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme payments as a percentage of Compensation of Employees remains at 4.1% this quarter. The Arts, Entertainment and Other Services sector EWSS payments as a percentage of Compensation of Employees sees an increase this quarter, up to 17.7% from 14.4% in Q1 2021.

The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme replaced the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme from 1 September 2020. More information on the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme is available on the Revenue.ie website.

Table 7.2 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector² of Origin at Current Market Prices

Table 7.2 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
2015	658	11,215	9,861	2,508	15,649	5,398	7,011	634	8,681	23,820	1,842	77,415
2016	686	12,005	10,634	3,002	16,897	6,007	6,911	714	9,681	24,618	1,951	82,471
2017	710	12,585	11,113	3,611	17,870	6,676	7,408	775	10,717	25,897	2,020	88,270
2018	727	13,383	11,855	3,961	18,700	7,465	7,736	848	11,646	27,205	2,145	93,815
2019	776	14,227	12,649	4,147	19,463	8,472	8,100	903	13,349	28,858	2,208	100,503
2020	790	14,731	13,120	4,118	17,443	9,248	8,425	879	13,415	30,253	1,881	101,183

2015
Q1	164	2,793	2,463	589	3,736	1,331	1,891	161	1,983	5,865	470	18,984
Q2	166	2,756	2,411	615	3,889	1,339	1,707	170	2,121	5,918	465	19,146
Q3	165	2,772	2,420	630	3,897	1,357	1,680	148	2,281	5,925	462	19,317
Q4	162	2,895	2,567	675	4,126	1,371	1,732	155	2,295	6,112	445	19,968
2016
Q1	170	2,959	2,616	678	3,989	1,501	1,873	176	2,310	6,005	479	20,140
Q2	172	2,917	2,599	770	4,170	1,465	1,680	187	2,372	6,152	478	20,363
Q3	173	3,055	2,694	757	4,291	1,503	1,659	160	2,436	6,136	498	20,668
Q4	170	3,074	2,725	796	4,447	1,537	1,699	191	2,563	6,325	497	21,300
2017
Q1	177	3,173	2,793	915	4,248	1,610	2,029	222	2,618	6,236	489	21,718
Q2	179	3,057	2,701	885	4,456	1,605	1,804	187	2,705	6,457	504	21,840
Q3	178	3,145	2,777	876	4,436	1,718	1,785	179	2,674	6,490	501	21,982
Q4	176	3,210	2,843	934	4,729	1,742	1,789	187	2,720	6,715	526	22,729
2018
Q1	180	3,397	3,023	893	4,371	1,789	2,089	193	2,777	6,574	527	22,789
Q2	183	3,258	2,870	989	4,660	1,840	1,960	232	2,917	6,775	515	23,330
Q3	182	3,342	2,958	1,051	4,718	2,005	1,771	180	2,898	6,784	564	23,496
Q4	182	3,387	3,005	1,029	4,951	1,831	1,915	242	3,053	7,072	538	24,200
2019
Q1	200	3,573	3,181	952	4,691	2,084	2,222	224	3,278	7,030	531	24,785
Q2	191	3,556	3,168	1,027	4,853	2,043	1,990	230	3,319	7,290	549	25,049
Q3	185	3,417	3,010	1,058	4,894	2,170	1,881	219	3,273	7,094	558	24,750
Q4	199	3,681	3,290	1,110	5,026	2,173	2,007	231	3,479	7,443	571	25,919
2020
Q1	201	3,807	3,391	1,050	4,869	2,370	2,347	247	3,578	7,426	548	26,443
Q2	198	3,493	3,124	739	3,615	2,167	2,049	194	3,037	7,426	366	23,284
Q3	190	3,485	3,074	1,103	4,369	2,306	1,935	211	3,149	7,322	481	24,552
Q4	200	3,946	3,530	1,225	4,590	2,406	2,094	226	3,650	8,079	487	26,905
2021
Q1	197	3,820	3,414	897	4,097	2,592	2,451	220	3,503	7,500	406	25,682
Q2	193	3,835	3,438	1,075	4,334	2,466	2,200	209	3,611	7,744	445	26,112

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2015	1.6	6.7	6.6	9.0	5.9	11.6	6.9	11.6	13.7	1.9	2.9	6.1
2016	4.3	7.0	7.8	19.7	8.0	11.3	-1.4	12.6	11.5	3.3	5.9	6.5
2017	3.6	4.8	4.5	20.3	5.8	11.1	7.2	8.5	10.7	5.2	3.5	7.0
2018	2.4	6.3	6.7	9.7	4.6	11.8	4.4	9.4	8.7	5.0	6.2	6.3
2019	6.7	6.3	6.7	4.7	4.1	13.5	4.7	6.6	14.6	6.1	2.9	7.1
2020	1.8	3.5	3.7	-0.7	-10.4	9.2	4.0	-2.6	0.5	4.8	-14.8	0.7

2015
Q1	2.0	7.9	7.9	17.2	6.2	13.2	10.3	19.5	1.1	1.5	7.6	5.6
Q2	1.9	7.3	8.9	7.6	4.5	10.4	11.6	38.9	14.5	0.8	3.9	6.0
Q3	1.7	6.7	5.7	8.2	5.7	16.3	5.0	11.4	22.8	2.5	4.3	7.3
Q4	0.7	5.2	4.1	4.8	7.3	6.8	1.1	-12.9	16.8	2.9	-3.9	5.4
2016
Q1	3.7	5.9	6.2	15.1	6.8	12.8	-0.9	8.8	16.5	2.4	1.8	6.1
Q2	3.9	5.9	7.8	25.2	7.2	9.4	-1.6	10.0	11.9	3.9	2.8	6.4
Q3	4.6	10.2	11.3	20.3	10.1	10.8	-1.3	8.2	6.8	3.6	7.7	7.0
Q4	4.9	6.2	6.1	18.0	7.8	12.2	-1.9	23.7	11.6	3.5	11.6	6.7
2017
Q1	3.9	7.2	6.7	35.0	6.5	7.2	8.3	26.5	13.3	3.9	2.1	7.8
Q2	4.0	4.8	3.9	14.9	6.9	9.6	7.4	0.2	14.0	5.0	5.6	7.3
Q3	2.9	3.0	3.1	15.7	3.4	14.3	7.6	11.7	9.8	5.8	0.7	6.4
Q4	3.4	4.4	4.3	17.3	6.3	13.3	5.3	-2.3	6.2	6.2	5.8	6.7
2018
Q1	1.5	7.1	8.2	-2.5	2.9	11.1	2.9	-13.2	6.1	5.4	7.9	4.9
Q2	2.3	6.5	6.3	11.7	4.6	14.6	8.7	24.4	7.8	4.9	2.1	6.8
Q3	2.6	6.2	6.5	19.9	6.3	16.7	-0.8	0.7	8.4	4.5	12.7	6.9
Q4	3.3	5.5	5.7	10.1	4.7	5.1	7.0	29.7	12.2	5.3	2.3	6.5
2019
Q1	11.4	5.2	5.2	6.7	7.3	16.5	6.4	16.1	18.0	6.9	0.6	8.8
Q2	4.4	9.2	10.4	3.8	4.1	11.1	1.5	-0.9	13.8	7.6	6.5	7.4
Q3	1.7	2.2	1.8	0.7	3.7	8.2	6.2	21.3	12.9	4.6	-1.2	5.3
Q4	9.2	8.7	9.5	7.9	1.5	18.7	4.8	-4.8	13.9	5.3	6.1	7.1
2020
Q1	0.3	6.5	6.6	10.2	3.8	13.7	5.6	10.5	9.2	5.6	3.3	6.7
Q2	3.6	-1.8	-1.4	-28.0	-25.5	6.0	3.0	-15.6	-8.5	1.9	-33.4	-7.0
Q3	2.6	2.0	2.1	4.2	-10.7	6.2	2.9	-3.3	-3.8	3.2	-13.8	-0.8
Q4	0.7	7.2	7.3	10.4	-8.7	10.7	4.3	-1.8	4.9	8.5	-14.7	3.8
2021
Q1	-1.9	0.4	0.7	-14.5	-15.9	9.4	4.4	-11.2	-2.1	1.0	-25.9	-2.9
Q2	-2.7	9.8	10.0	45.5	19.9	13.8	7.4	7.6	18.9	4.3	21.6	12.1
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

Open in Excel: Quarterly National Accounts Q2 2021 Table 7.2 (XLS 24KB)

Table 7.3 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector² of Origin at Current Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 7.3 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
2015
Q1	164	2,793	2,424	621	3,845	1,300	1,759	151	1,983	5,955	463	19,035
Q2	164	2,794	2,456	608	3,868	1,353	1,762	169	2,129	5,897	463	19,207
Q3	165	2,801	2,450	627	3,917	1,362	1,744	162	2,287	5,952	467	19,483
Q4	165	2,834	2,539	654	4,010	1,388	1,764	152	2,283	6,030	445	19,724
2016
Q1	169	2,885	2,564	713	4,110	1,459	1,722	176	2,322	6,012	476	20,043
Q2	171	2,978	2,650	758	4,153	1,488	1,724	175	2,359	6,126	477	20,410
Q3	173	3,090	2,719	755	4,298	1,504	1,740	174	2,451	6,208	502	20,894
Q4	172	3,065	2,714	774	4,340	1,556	1,742	189	2,553	6,217	495	21,104
2017
Q1	175	3,090	2,723	962	4,389	1,564	1,845	208	2,602	6,288	488	21,612
Q2	178	3,107	2,751	873	4,440	1,633	1,843	188	2,703	6,439	505	21,909
Q3	180	3,185	2,807	869	4,448	1,715	1,893	192	2,705	6,555	503	22,245
Q4	177	3,226	2,842	909	4,587	1,763	1,839	184	2,717	6,612	522	22,537
2018
Q1	178	3,288	2,932	943	4,522	1,737	1,886	194	2,778	6,656	528	22,709
Q2	182	3,323	2,921	976	4,641	1,875	1,994	220	2,878	6,729	516	23,335
Q3	186	3,393	3,013	1,034	4,708	2,001	1,896	191	2,952	6,861	567	23,788
Q4	182	3,386	2,990	1,002	4,802	1,853	1,973	239	3,039	7,041	532	24,050
2019
Q1	198	3,490	3,088	1,011	4,862	2,022	1,994	212	3,234	7,087	533	24,643
Q2	190	3,613	3,205	1,014	4,833	2,092	2,019	235	3,319	7,270	551	25,135
Q3	190	3,509	3,107	1,034	4,874	2,168	2,029	229	3,351	7,210	560	25,155
Q4	197	3,673	3,241	1,084	4,894	2,194	2,068	226	3,438	7,382	563	25,719
2020
Q1	198	3,697	3,299	1,122	5,038	2,292	2,099	237	3,539	7,460	552	26,232
Q2	198	3,547	3,155	727	3,597	2,231	2,077	200	3,043	7,404	367	23,391
Q3	195	3,594	3,201	1,072	4,347	2,305	2,097	220	3,230	7,405	483	24,948
Q4	198	3,803	3,447	1,200	4,469	2,422	2,155	221	3,582	7,917	480	26,448
2021
Q1	194	3,758	3,335	963	4,265	2,506	2,188	211	3,492	7,590	408	25,574
Q2	193	3,889	3,462	1,057	4,310	2,541	2,230	216	3,609	7,721	447	26,213

Percentage change on previous quarter
2015
Q1	0.2	2.4	-0.0	-0.2	2.3	0.5	1.6	-13.1	1.8	1.6	-0.2	1.5
Q2	0.4	0.0	1.3	-2.1	0.6	4.1	0.1	11.7	7.3	-1.0	-0.0	0.9
Q3	0.6	0.2	-0.2	3.1	1.3	0.6	-1.0	-4.4	7.4	0.9	0.9	1.4
Q4	-0.3	1.2	3.6	4.4	2.4	1.9	1.2	-6.0	-0.2	1.3	-4.8	1.2
2016
Q1	2.8	1.8	1.0	9.0	2.5	5.1	-2.4	15.7	1.7	-0.3	7.0	1.6
Q2	0.9	3.2	3.3	6.3	1.1	2.0	0.1	-0.7	1.6	1.9	0.2	1.8
Q3	1.6	3.7	2.6	-0.4	3.5	1.1	0.9	-0.7	3.9	1.3	5.2	2.4
Q4	-0.6	-0.8	-0.2	2.5	1.0	3.4	0.2	8.8	4.2	0.2	-1.3	1.0
2017
Q1	1.8	0.8	0.3	24.3	1.1	0.5	5.9	10.4	1.9	1.1	-1.5	2.4
Q2	1.3	0.6	1.0	-9.2	1.2	4.4	-0.2	-9.7	3.9	2.4	3.6	1.4
Q3	1.1	2.5	2.0	-0.5	0.2	5.0	2.8	2.0	0.1	1.8	-0.5	1.5
Q4	-1.3	1.3	1.2	4.6	3.1	2.8	-2.9	-4.0	0.4	0.9	3.9	1.3
2018
Q1	0.2	1.9	3.2	3.7	-1.4	-1.5	2.5	5.2	2.2	0.7	1.1	0.8
Q2	2.3	1.0	-0.4	3.6	2.6	8.0	5.8	13.5	3.6	1.1	-2.2	2.8
Q3	2.2	2.1	3.2	5.9	1.5	6.7	-4.9	-13.3	2.6	2.0	9.7	1.9
Q4	-2.1	-0.2	-0.7	-3.1	2.0	-7.4	4.1	25.2	2.9	2.6	-6.0	1.1
2019
Q1	8.7	3.1	3.3	0.9	1.2	9.1	1.0	-11.4	6.4	0.7	0.1	2.5
Q2	-3.7	3.5	3.8	0.2	-0.6	3.4	1.3	10.9	2.6	2.6	3.3	2.0
Q3	-0.1	-2.9	-3.1	2.0	0.9	3.6	0.5	-2.5	1.0	-0.8	1.7	0.1
Q4	3.7	4.7	4.3	4.8	0.4	1.2	1.9	-1.4	2.6	2.4	0.5	2.2
2020
Q1	0.4	0.7	1.8	3.5	2.9	4.5	1.5	4.6	2.9	1.1	-2.1	2.0
Q2	-0.1	-4.1	-4.4	-35.2	-28.6	-2.7	-1.1	-15.6	-14.0	-0.7	-33.5	-10.8
Q3	-1.3	1.3	1.5	47.4	20.8	3.3	1.0	10.1	6.2	0.0	31.5	6.7
Q4	1.4	5.8	7.7	11.9	2.8	5.1	2.8	0.8	10.9	6.9	-0.5	6.0
2021
Q1	-2.1	-1.2	-3.2	-19.7	-4.6	3.5	1.5	-4.9	-2.5	-4.1	-14.9	-3.3
Q2	-0.3	3.5	3.8	9.7	1.1	1.4	1.9	2.4	3.4	1.7	9.4	2.5
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

Open in Excel: Quarterly National Accounts Q2 2021 Table 7.3 (XLS 22KB)

Table 7.4 Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme by Nace Rev. 2 A10¹ Sector of Origin at Current Market Prices

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