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Quarterly National Accounts Quarter 2 2022

Compensation of Employees

An increase in Compensation of Employees by 2.5% in Q2 2022

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CSO statistical publication, 02 September 2022, 11am

Table 7.1 Compensation of Employees by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q2 2022¹
	Amount €m	Quarterly % change
Public Admin, Education and Health	8,530	1.1
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	5,691	3.9
Professional, Admin and Support Services	4,296	3.0
Industry (excl. Construction)	4,297	3.1
Information and Communication	3,084	3.2
Financial and Insurance Activities	2,323	-0.4
Construction	1,369	6.4
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	636	5.0
Real Estate Activities	272	3.3
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	218	0.1
Total	30,716	2.5
¹Current Market Prices, seasonally adjusted.

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Second quarter of 2022 sees Compensation of Employees increase by 12.2% compared to corresponding period of previous year following some easing of restrictions. All sectors experienced growth this quarter compared to corresponding period of previous year. Largest increase seen in Arts, Entertainment and Other Services (29.5%), Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants (23.5%) and Construction (19%).

Column1	Q2 2022	Q1 2022
Public Admin, Education and Health	8.5297143367314	8.44091439162868
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	5.69078886377182	5.47755536804289
Industry (excl. Construction)	4.29696045082791	4.16977576201424
Professional, Admin and Support Services	4.29558571109132	4.17037344776266
Information and Communication	3.08355451042565	2.98699356764244
Financial and Insurance Activities	2.32340152717835	2.33373540308956
Construction	1.36932801813862	1.28735221474723
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	0.636350615812515	0.605976879375648
Real Estate Activities	0.272435383170619	0.263825872146707
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	0.217983046790921	0.217867335530806

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 (6.4%), Arts, Entertainment and Other Services (5%) and Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants (3.9%). Financial and Insurance Activities decreased by 0.4% this quarter compared to the previous.

Column1	Q2 2022	Q2 2021
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing	0.2634	6.214432
Industry (excl. Construction)	2.921461	88.082976
Construction	3.499064	106.229423
Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants	89.263526	484.874132
Information & Communication	1.376259	21.670049
Financial & Insurance Activities	0.864631	18.759028
Real Estate Activities	1.684097	14.269468
Professional, Admin & Support Services	8.171706	124.67769
Public Admin, Education & Health	12.888006	127.155464
Arts, Entertainment & Other Services	11.105303	87.205722

Column1	Q2 2022
Financial & Insurance Activities	0.0377073903690097
Information & Communication	0.0455374363420044
Industry (excl. Construction)	0.0680271663729518
Agriculture Forestry & Fishing	0.120373718443195
Public Admin, Education & Health	0.149559308176747
Professional, Admin & Support Services	0.191266546385578
Construction	0.25758231880355
Real Estate Activities	0.636953002633422
Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants	1.58644968000165
Arts, Entertainment & Other Services	1.77601772426604

A decrease in total Employment Wage Subsidy in Q2 2022 compared to the previous quarter. Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants receives the largest amount of EWSS payments.

Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme payments make up 0.4% of total Compensation of Employees this quarter. The Arts, Entertainment and Other Services sector EWSS payments as a percentage of Compensation of Employees sees a decrease this quarter, from to 9.9% down to 1.8%.

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
2016	681	11,380	10,032	2,946	17,156	6,079	7,126	711	9,799	24,623	1,954	82,455
2017	705	12,095	10,658	3,510	18,092	6,783	7,541	774	10,833	25,904	2,027	88,264
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	15,501	13,922	4,709	19,393	10,739	9,129	957	15,237	32,561	2,095	111,194

2016
Q1	169	2,806	2,468	665	4,051	1,519	1,931	175	2,337	6,006	480	20,139
Q2	171	2,764	2,452	756	4,233	1,482	1,732	186	2,401	6,153	478	20,358
Q3	171	2,896	2,542	743	4,356	1,521	1,710	160	2,466	6,137	498	20,661
Q4	169	2,914	2,570	781	4,516	1,556	1,751	191	2,595	6,327	498	21,298
2017
Q1	176	3,048	2,678	890	4,301	1,636	2,066	222	2,646	6,238	490	21,713
Q2	179	2,939	2,590	861	4,512	1,631	1,836	187	2,733	6,458	506	21,842
Q3	176	3,022	2,663	852	4,491	1,746	1,818	179	2,703	6,491	503	21,980
Q4	175	3,085	2,727	908	4,788	1,770	1,821	187	2,750	6,716	528	22,729
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	3,765	3,374	909	4,186	2,611	2,493	226	3,595	7,637	427	26,067
Q2	216	3,847	3,455	1,142	4,558	2,562	2,268	226	3,790	8,177	483	27,268
Q3	211	3,757	3,365	1,304	5,179	2,742	2,069	242	3,768	8,358	576	28,205
Q4	227	4,133	3,728	1,355	5,471	2,824	2,299	263	4,083	8,389	609	29,652
2022
Q1	224	4,226	3,819	1,217	5,195	3,066	2,612	274	4,250	8,411	596	30,073
Q2	219	4,295	3,869	1,358	5,627	3,022	2,293	264	4,272	8,617	625	30,593

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2016	4.2	4.6	5.1	19.4	7.9	11.9	1.4	11.9	12.1	3.3	6.0	6.5
2017	3.6	6.3	6.2	19.2	5.5	11.6	5.8	8.7	10.6	5.2	3.7	7.0
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	7.7	8.5	14.6	10.3	17.3	7.2	8.1	11.9	7.4	10.2	9.8

2016
Q1	3.6	3.6	3.6	14.9	6.7	13.4	1.9	8.1	17.0	2.4	1.9	6.1
Q2	3.7	3.4	5.1	25.0	7.2	10.1	1.2	9.3	12.4	3.9	2.8	6.3
Q3	4.7	7.7	8.6	20.0	10.1	11.4	1.5	7.5	7.3	3.5	7.8	7.0
Q4	4.6	3.8	3.5	17.8	7.8	12.9	0.9	22.9	12.3	3.5	11.8	6.7
2017
Q1	4.2	8.6	8.5	33.8	6.2	7.7	7.0	26.7	13.2	3.9	2.1	7.8
Q2	4.6	6.3	5.6	13.9	6.6	10.0	6.0	0.4	13.9	5.0	5.8	7.3
Q3	2.5	4.3	4.8	14.6	3.1	14.8	6.3	11.9	9.6	5.8	0.9	6.4
Q4	3.3	5.9	6.1	16.2	6.0	13.8	4.0	-2.2	6.0	6.2	6.1	6.7
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	12.9	13.3	54.2	25.0	19.6	9.3	15.6	23.3	9.8	30.9	17.0
Q3	6.4	10.2	11.7	18.7	17.7	20.1	5.6	13.7	17.9	13.8	18.6	14.7
Q4	7.8	7.0	7.7	11.1	18.2	18.5	8.5	15.4	10.0	3.6	23.8	10.0
2022
Q1	2.4	12.3	13.2	34.0	24.1	17.4	4.8	21.1	18.2	10.1	39.5	15.4
Q2	1.1	11.6	12.0	19.0	23.5	18.0	1.1	17.1	12.7	5.4	29.5	12.2
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 7.3 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
2016
Q1	169	2,735	2,413	698	4,179	1,475	1,774	176	2,348	6,049	482	20,086
Q2	169	2,815	2,496	740	4,220	1,505	1,779	174	2,384	6,123	478	20,387
Q3	173	2,915	2,568	744	4,364	1,519	1,791	173	2,479	6,188	497	20,843
Q4	172	2,930	2,570	763	4,383	1,577	1,797	188	2,591	6,257	497	21,155
2017
Q1	172	2,959	2,602	931	4,445	1,591	1,879	208	2,627	6,289	492	21,595
Q2	177	2,987	2,636	843	4,500	1,659	1,878	188	2,731	6,424	509	21,896
Q3	179	3,057	2,695	852	4,490	1,737	1,924	192	2,733	6,549	498	22,212
Q4	176	3,117	2,736	885	4,643	1,794	1,874	184	2,751	6,640	527	22,592
2018
Q1	176	3,230	2,879	915	4,520	1,759	1,892	194	2,830	6,633	531	22,679
Q2	181	3,262	2,874	953	4,644	1,892	2,005	220	2,929	6,729	521	23,337
Q3	186	3,338	2,972	1,026	4,692	2,012	1,904	192	3,008	6,859	557	23,774
Q4	185	3,347	2,957	976	4,793	1,876	1,980	240	3,103	6,992	536	24,028
2019
Q1	194	3,486	3,084	998	4,896	2,011	2,036	214	3,251	7,128	537	24,751
Q2	190	3,594	3,201	1,027	4,886	2,074	2,062	236	3,325	7,266	559	25,221
Q3	194	3,504	3,109	1,049	4,883	2,148	2,073	232	3,380	7,231	550	25,244
Q4	200	3,659	3,242	1,070	4,888	2,187	2,116	228	3,482	7,398	570	25,798
2020
Q1	206	3,610	3,221	1,102	5,118	2,274	2,118	238	3,581	7,497	562	26,307
Q2	205	3,436	3,068	742	3,665	2,198	2,104	199	3,068	7,371	375	23,362
Q3	203	3,531	3,137	1,085	4,335	2,278	2,130	222	3,282	7,458	475	24,998
Q4	209	3,721	3,387	1,173	4,468	2,406	2,170	223	3,673	8,007	488	26,538
2021
Q1	213	3,722	3,308	959	4,392	2,534	2,228	217	3,562	7,677	434	25,938
Q2	215	3,858	3,459	1,149	4,599	2,622	2,298	232	3,768	8,091	491	27,324
Q3	218	3,882	3,514	1,279	5,074	2,739	2,259	251	3,871	8,499	563	28,634
Q4	225	4,026	3,636	1,303	5,265	2,845	2,350	257	4,035	8,305	603	29,214
2022
Q1	218	4,170	3,756	1,287	5,478	2,987	2,334	264	4,170	8,441	606	29,954
Q2	218	4,297	3,871	1,369	5,691	3,084	2,323	272	4,296	8,530	636	30,716

Percentage change on previous quarter
2016
Q1	3.5	-1.0	-2.1	8.1	2.7	5.4	0.1	15.3	1.8	-0.1	8.2	1.6
Q2	-0.1	2.9	3.5	5.9	1.0	2.0	0.3	-1.0	1.5	1.2	-0.8	1.5
Q3	2.0	3.5	2.9	0.6	3.4	0.9	0.6	-0.4	4.0	1.1	4.0	2.2
Q4	-0.1	0.5	0.1	2.5	0.4	3.8	0.4	8.5	4.5	1.1	-0.1	1.5
2017
Q1	-0.2	1.0	1.3	22.1	1.4	0.9	4.6	10.7	1.4	0.5	-1.0	2.1
Q2	2.9	1.0	1.3	-9.5	1.2	4.3	-0.1	-9.9	4.0	2.1	3.5	1.4
Q3	1.3	2.3	2.3	1.1	-0.2	4.7	2.5	2.5	0.1	1.9	-2.1	1.4
Q4	-1.6	1.9	1.5	3.8	3.4	3.3	-2.6	-4.2	0.7	1.4	5.7	1.7
2018
Q1	-0.3	3.6	5.2	3.4	-2.7	-2.0	1.0	5.5	2.9	-0.1	0.8	0.4
Q2	3.1	1.0	-0.1	4.1	2.8	7.6	6.0	13.0	3.5	1.5	-1.8	2.9
Q3	2.7	2.3	3.4	7.7	1.0	6.3	-5.1	-12.6	2.7	1.9	6.9	1.9
Q4	-0.7	0.3	-0.5	-4.8	2.2	-6.8	4.0	25.0	3.2	1.9	-3.8	1.1
2019
Q1	4.7	4.2	4.3	2.2	2.2	7.2	2.8	-10.9	4.7	1.9	0.2	3.0
Q2	-1.9	3.1	3.8	2.9	-0.2	3.1	1.3	10.4	2.3	1.9	4.1	1.9
Q3	2.0	-2.5	-2.9	2.2	-0.1	3.6	0.5	-1.6	1.6	-0.5	-1.7	0.1
Q4	3.2	4.4	4.3	2.0	0.1	1.8	2.0	-1.6	3.0	2.3	3.6	2.2
2020
Q1	3.1	-1.3	-0.6	2.9	4.7	4.0	0.1	4.3	2.8	1.3	-1.3	2.0
Q2	-0.5	-4.8	-4.8	-32.7	-28.4	-3.3	-0.7	-16.4	-14.3	-1.7	-33.3	-11.2
Q3	-1.1	2.8	2.3	46.3	18.3	3.6	1.2	11.3	7.0	1.2	26.7	7.0
Q4	2.9	5.4	8.0	8.1	3.1	5.6	1.9	0.7	11.9	7.4	2.7	6.2
2021
Q1	2.1	0.0	-2.3	-18.3	-1.7	5.3	2.7	-2.7	-3.0	-4.1	-11.2	-2.3
Q2	1.1	3.7	4.6	19.9	4.7	3.5	3.2	6.5	5.8	5.4	13.3	5.3
Q3	1.3	0.6	1.6	11.3	10.3	4.5	-1.7	8.3	2.7	5.0	14.6	4.8
Q4	2.9	3.7	3.5	1.9	3.8	3.9	4.1	2.5	4.3	-2.3	7.2	2.0
2022
Q1	-3.0	3.6	3.3	-1.2	4.0	5.0	-0.7	2.7	3.3	1.6	0.5	2.5
Q2	0.1	3.1	3.1	6.4	3.9	3.2	-0.4	3.3	3.0	1.1	5.0	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 2022 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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