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Quarterly National Accounts Quarter 2 2024

Compensation of Employees

Compensation of Employees increased by 0.7% in Q2 2024

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CSO statistical publication, 05 September 2024, 11am

Table 7.1 Compensation of Employees by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q2 2024¹
	Amount €m	Quarterly % change
Public Admin, Education and Health	9,386	-0.3
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	6,331	-0.3
Professional, Admin and Support Services	5,545	1.9
Industry (excl. Construction)	4,371	1.4
Information and Communication	3,363	7.1
Financial and Insurance Activities	2,412	-1.5
Construction	1,533	1.3
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	704	-7.5
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	305	-3.9
Real Estate Activities	234	-3.0
Total	34,183	0.7
¹Constant Market Prices, seasonally adjusted.

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On a seasonally adjusted basis, total Compensation of Employees increased by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2024. The sector with the largest growth on the previous quarter was Information and Communication (7.1%).

`-	Constant	Current
2018Q1	-0.742136566511054	0.833367116601225
2018Q2	4.08617466868098	2.86948620695624
2018Q3	0.0663452455217817	1.88103682575786
2018Q4	1.73668726003129	0.943523876514285
2019Q1	1.35986011232052	3.3060932039777
2019Q2	0.570471353122626	1.84851452318087
2019Q3	0.521804957012106	0.22664536266308
2019Q4	0.813357538992099	3.18623339247397
2020Q1	-1.42937463437891	0.915565416710318
2020Q2	-12.3791945124055	-12.5590584748941
2020Q3	14.3147622605258	7.81629175563778
2020Q4	-1.70623402728995	7.84287600990787
2021Q1	-1.489395334586	-2.94303465993733
2021Q2	5.8640156930486	5.31813201907214
2021Q3	2.95033146942549	4.90127969020899
2021Q4	3.39972597597089	3.52626975039585
2022Q1	1.97541546746685	-0.478722579534396
2022Q2	0.329908130450751	2.68376768815224
2022Q3	1.12561102567323	1.87644793940944
2022Q4	0.938027828017018	2.57230769029053
2023Q1	1.13822255762019	5.29050384973619
2023Q2	0.79327175928583	1.20581707471505
2023Q3	0.430891951693502	0.0183804083113248
2023Q4	0.102451588232655	3.00132368712929
2024Q1	1.61142187046224	3.28150895184445
2024Q2	0.714750891367588	-0.138983319466401

Column1	Q2 2024	Q2 2023
Public Admin, Education and Health	9.815324224	9.295304317
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	6.403255429	6.347983024
Professional, Admin and Support Services	5.744758674	5.301988694
Industry (excl. Construction)	4.406218535	4.199728688
Information and Communication	3.447132234	3.370605971
Financial and Insurance Activities	2.46514071	2.50959768
Construction	1.554482468	1.608654058
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	0.68828593	0.736856869
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	0.316416711	0.283859898
Real Estate Activities	0.232856126	0.163094496

On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, Compensation of Employees increased by 3.7% in Q2 2024 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

	Foreign	Domestic
Q1 2020	9.1460718896	18.6065421062
Q2 2020	8.1109196042	16.0315991848
Q3 2020	8.0322988137	17.6284534435
Q4 2020	8.8192464101	19.7331716696
Q1 2021	9.3887739527	17.9638245059
Q2 2021	9.1344784335	19.5605363208
Q3 2021	8.8771793642	20.8404499061
Q4 2021	9.6133449376	21.8965227314
Q1 2022	11.0199016038	20.1711330552
Q2 2022	10.4898447105	21.3616459847
Q3 2022	10.2569721647	21.6496819093
Q4 2022	10.660012488	22.9832992533
Q1 2023	12.4938438765	22.9594112509
Q2 2023	11.7525270695	23.7227989942
Q3 2023	11.1873473273	23.7160496721
Q4 2023	11.7296900373	24.9978453662
Q1 2024	13.3538201278	25.0516539459
Q2 2024	12.3785378128	25.3327473879

In Q2 of 2024, 67.2% of total Compensation of Employees came from domestic enterprises, with 32.8% 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	Q2 2024	Q2 2023
Public Admin, Education and Health	729.4980392244	692.949068396
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants	559.288880793	564.6619616661
Industry (excl. Construction)	324.5422911574	297.0139021705
Professional, Admin and Support Services	253.3428750337	236.6119378968
Information and Communication	169.3344486934	160.8391693279
Construction	120.3906798685	128.089960368
Financial and Insurance Activities	114.8382949426	124.0520791253
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services	81.2780466907	82.950637774
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing	27.1722217762	24.6731799796
Real Estate Activities	8.2430048789	6.4142567535

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 2022)

Table 7.2 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)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	1,208	14,672	13,283	5,044	22,611	8,970	7,173	852	16,225	29,753	3,126	108,930
2019	1,192	15,241	13,713	5,256	22,919	9,546	7,938	877	17,076	31,782	2,973	114,261
2020	1,130	15,212	13,896	4,440	20,290	9,875	8,549	887	16,712	30,953	2,269	110,087
2021	1,278	15,737	14,424	4,819	21,002	11,360	8,893	1,012	17,804	34,064	2,485	118,270
2022	1,170	17,210	15,486	6,104	23,591	12,798	9,624	1,094	18,673	35,524	2,803	128,591
2023	1,263	16,812	15,177	6,044	25,093	13,029	9,653	846	20,433	36,874	3,000	133,047

2018
Q1	297	3,619	3,273	1,173	5,365	2,206	1,802	194	3,831	7,303	767	26,408
Q2	313	3,725	3,362	1,310	5,711	2,216	1,881	231	4,233	7,718	764	27,938
Q3	310	3,784	3,442	1,336	5,712	2,370	1,724	184	4,100	6,812	824	26,900
Q4	288	3,544	3,208	1,224	5,823	2,179	1,766	244	4,060	7,920	771	27,683
2019
Q1	295	3,840	3,451	1,241	5,788	2,293	1,950	218	4,333	8,124	720	28,664
Q2	313	3,791	3,359	1,339	5,754	2,378	2,007	237	4,343	8,043	770	28,831
Q3	274	3,908	3,539	1,342	5,725	2,528	2,011	214	4,185	7,388	745	28,195
Q4	311	3,701	3,364	1,334	5,652	2,347	1,970	208	4,215	8,226	739	28,572
2020
Q1	312	3,776	3,450	1,272	5,678	2,401	2,092	223	4,457	8,097	717	28,898
Q2	247	3,450	3,140	704	4,071	2,488	2,329	212	4,031	7,542	353	25,465
Q3	281	4,037	3,648	1,262	5,473	2,447	2,099	235	4,296	7,225	724	27,988
Q4	290	3,949	3,658	1,201	5,068	2,540	2,029	217	3,927	8,089	474	27,738
2021
Q1	310	4,081	3,810	951	4,612	2,731	2,180	189	4,122	8,493	433	28,089
Q2	356	4,076	3,745	1,162	5,118	2,724	2,300	237	4,534	8,899	585	29,953
Q3	304	3,781	3,411	1,331	5,735	2,803	2,116	315	4,526	7,876	735	29,433
Q4	307	3,799	3,457	1,376	5,537	3,102	2,297	271	4,623	8,797	732	30,795
2022
Q1	281	4,170	3,777	1,481	5,814	3,303	2,434	346	4,761	9,166	716	32,460
Q2	315	4,342	3,913	1,521	6,020	3,232	2,428	238	4,726	8,961	684	32,462
Q3	273	4,446	3,981	1,603	5,796	3,142	2,335	239	4,624	8,368	705	31,553
Q4	301	4,252	3,815	1,499	5,961	3,120	2,427	271	4,562	9,029	697	32,116
2023
Q1	287	4,499	4,106	1,492	6,069	3,296	2,465	252	5,032	9,533	731	33,656
Q2	284	4,200	3,790	1,609	6,348	3,371	2,510	163	5,302	9,295	737	33,818
Q3	377	4,234	3,804	1,548	6,197	3,407	2,369	216	5,014	8,544	753	32,660
Q4	316	3,879	3,476	1,395	6,478	2,955	2,309	214	5,086	9,501	780	32,913
2024
Q1	319	4,427	3,943	1,510	6,353	3,134	2,505	233	5,516	9,555	768	34,320
Q2	316	4,406	3,865	1,554	6,403	3,447	2,465	233	5,745	9,815	688	35,074

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2018	-3.7	0.2	0.7	13.8	3.1	6.5	-2.9	-3.9	8.0	7.5	4.5	4.7
2019	-1.3	3.9	3.2	4.2	1.4	6.4	10.7	2.8	5.2	6.8	-4.9	4.9
2020	-5.2	-0.2	1.3	-15.5	-11.5	3.4	7.7	1.2	-2.1	-2.6	-23.7	-3.7
2021	13.1	3.4	3.8	8.6	3.5	15.0	4.0	14.1	6.5	10.1	9.5	7.4
2022	-8.5	9.4	7.4	26.7	12.3	12.7	8.2	8.1	4.9	4.3	12.8	8.7
2023	7.9	-2.3	-2.0	-1.0	6.4	1.8	0.3	-22.7	9.4	3.8	7.0	3.5

2018
Q1	-4.1	-0.8	-0.6	7.1	-1.7	5.5	-6.2	-19.6	2.0	4.0	5.4	1.0
Q2	-11.2	4.4	4.5	22.6	5.0	10.2	6.3	4.6	11.1	12.3	2.6	8.8
Q3	-1.8	-1.0	0.7	18.8	3.8	5.7	-9.7	-15.1	8.4	4.6	7.0	3.5
Q4	3.9	-1.7	-1.8	7.2	5.1	4.7	-1.3	17.0	10.6	8.8	3.0	5.5
2019
Q1	-0.9	6.1	5.5	5.8	7.9	4.0	8.2	12.7	13.1	11.2	-6.1	8.5
Q2	-0.0	1.8	-0.1	2.2	0.8	7.3	6.7	2.7	2.6	4.2	0.8	3.2
Q3	-11.7	3.3	2.8	0.4	0.2	6.7	16.7	15.9	2.1	8.5	-9.7	4.8
Q4	8.1	4.5	4.9	9.0	-2.9	7.7	11.6	-14.8	3.8	3.9	-4.2	3.2
2020
Q1	5.7	-1.7	-0.1	2.5	-1.9	4.7	7.3	1.9	2.9	-0.3	-0.4	0.8
Q2	-21.1	-9.0	-6.5	-47.4	-29.3	4.6	16.1	-10.3	-7.2	-6.2	-54.1	-11.7
Q3	2.9	3.3	3.1	-5.9	-4.4	-3.2	4.3	10.1	2.7	-2.2	-2.8	-0.7
Q4	-6.7	6.7	8.8	-10.0	-10.3	8.2	3.0	4.3	-6.8	-1.7	-35.8	-2.9
2021
Q1	-0.5	8.1	10.5	-25.2	-18.8	13.7	4.2	-15.1	-7.5	4.9	-39.6	-2.8
Q2	44.5	18.1	19.3	64.9	25.7	9.5	-1.3	11.7	12.5	18.0	65.5	17.6
Q3	8.2	-6.3	-6.5	5.4	4.8	14.6	0.8	33.8	5.3	9.0	1.5	5.2
Q4	5.9	-3.8	-5.5	14.6	9.2	22.1	13.2	25.2	17.7	8.8	54.4	11.0
2022
Q1	-9.2	2.2	-0.9	55.6	26.1	21.0	11.6	83.3	15.5	7.9	65.5	15.6
Q2	-11.7	6.5	4.5	30.9	17.6	18.7	5.6	0.4	4.2	0.7	17.1	8.4
Q3	-10.3	17.6	16.7	20.4	1.1	12.1	10.4	-24.1	2.2	6.3	-4.0	7.2
Q4	-2.1	11.9	10.3	9.0	7.7	0.6	5.7	-0.2	-1.3	2.6	-4.9	4.3
2023
Q1	1.9	7.9	8.7	0.8	4.4	-0.2	1.3	-27.4	5.7	4.0	2.0	3.7
Q2	-9.8	-3.3	-3.1	5.8	5.4	4.3	3.4	-31.5	12.2	3.7	7.7	4.2
Q3	37.9	-4.8	-4.4	-3.5	6.9	8.4	1.5	-9.4	8.4	2.1	6.7	3.5
Q4	5.0	-8.8	-8.9	-6.9	8.7	-5.3	-4.9	-20.8	11.5	5.2	12.0	2.5
2024
Q1	11.4	-1.6	-4.0	1.2	4.7	-4.9	1.6	-7.4	9.6	0.2	5.1	2.0
Q2	11.5	4.9	2.0	-3.4	0.9	2.3	-1.8	42.8	8.4	5.6	-6.6	3.7
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 7.3 Compensation of Employees¹ by Nace Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022)

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 2022)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	303	3,587	3,244	1,197	5,367	2,203	1,793	208	3,829	7,204	771	26,463
Q2	292	3,733	3,386	1,279	5,714	2,230	1,808	212	4,127	7,389	760	27,545
Q3	310	3,694	3,363	1,308	5,685	2,328	1,742	184	4,089	7,405	818	27,563
Q4	303	3,659	3,294	1,256	5,862	2,164	1,834	247	4,188	7,754	774	28,042
2019
Q1	299	3,806	3,412	1,265	5,775	2,297	1,936	205	4,328	7,787	726	28,423
Q2	294	3,793	3,384	1,312	5,747	2,362	1,922	250	4,217	7,920	769	28,585
Q3	278	3,824	3,465	1,312	5,697	2,407	2,049	213	4,192	8,023	740	28,734
Q4	321	3,825	3,461	1,368	5,718	2,335	2,040	209	4,351	8,064	737	28,968
2020
Q1	317	3,733	3,395	1,292	5,652	2,355	2,070	208	4,443	7,761	724	28,554
Q2	231	3,446	3,162	694	4,046	2,459	2,233	228	3,905	7,424	354	25,019
Q3	290	3,961	3,581	1,233	5,460	2,394	2,147	234	4,321	7,839	722	28,601
Q4	295	4,091	3,778	1,233	5,138	2,582	2,095	217	4,056	7,937	468	28,113
2021
Q1	316	4,020	3,732	961	4,585	2,645	2,150	190	4,099	8,291	437	27,694
Q2	333	4,063	3,763	1,147	5,076	2,674	2,212	238	4,386	8,599	589	29,318
Q3	318	3,722	3,362	1,297	5,739	2,786	2,170	313	4,563	8,539	735	30,183
Q4	309	3,949	3,584	1,420	5,603	3,150	2,364	269	4,781	8,639	724	31,209
2022
Q1	286	4,089	3,680	1,489	5,787	3,237	2,391	322	4,721	8,789	716	31,825
Q2	296	4,320	3,922	1,504	5,969	3,155	2,350	262	4,565	8,816	693	31,930
Q3	287	4,389	3,935	1,561	5,819	3,156	2,394	237	4,678	9,063	707	32,290
Q4	301	4,435	3,971	1,555	6,007	3,246	2,493	267	4,722	8,878	688	32,593
2023
Q1	288	4,395	3,987	1,496	6,056	3,243	2,413	232	4,976	9,138	726	32,964
Q2	270	4,169	3,788	1,590	6,284	3,271	2,443	183	5,121	9,145	750	33,225
Q3	395	4,190	3,770	1,505	6,240	3,319	2,427	214	5,079	9,246	754	33,368
Q4	317	4,057	3,629	1,453	6,502	3,094	2,366	210	5,273	9,358	772	33,403
2024
Q1	317	4,311	3,817	1,513	6,353	3,141	2,448	241	5,442	9,415	760	33,941
Q2	305	4,371	3,860	1,533	6,331	3,363	2,412	234	5,545	9,386	704	34,183

Percentage change on previous quarter
2018
Q1	2.6	-3.5	-3.1	1.8	-3.3	0.5	-3.4	-1.9	1.2	1.2	1.7	-0.7
Q2	-3.6	4.1	4.4	6.9	6.5	1.2	0.8	2.1	7.8	2.6	-1.5	4.1
Q3	6.0	-1.0	-0.7	2.2	-0.5	4.4	-3.7	-13.1	-0.9	0.2	7.7	0.1
Q4	-2.2	-1.0	-2.1	-4.0	3.1	-7.0	5.3	34.3	2.4	4.7	-5.3	1.7
2019
Q1	-1.4	4.0	3.6	0.7	-1.5	6.1	5.6	-17.2	3.3	0.4	-6.2	1.4
Q2	-1.7	-0.3	-0.8	3.7	-0.5	2.8	-0.7	22.1	-2.6	1.7	5.9	0.6
Q3	-5.4	0.8	2.4	0.0	-0.9	1.9	6.6	-14.7	-0.6	1.3	-3.7	0.5
Q4	15.6	0.0	-0.1	4.2	0.4	-3.0	-0.4	-2.1	3.8	0.5	-0.5	0.8
2020
Q1	-1.4	-2.4	-1.9	-5.6	-1.2	0.9	1.5	-0.4	2.1	-3.8	-1.8	-1.4
Q2	-26.9	-7.7	-6.9	-46.3	-28.4	4.4	7.9	9.3	-12.1	-4.3	-51.1	-12.4
Q3	25.2	14.9	13.3	77.7	34.9	-2.6	-3.9	3.0	10.7	5.6	104.3	14.3
Q4	1.8	3.3	5.5	0.1	-5.9	7.8	-2.4	-7.6	-6.1	1.3	-35.1	-1.7
2021
Q1	7.2	-1.8	-1.2	-22.1	-10.8	2.5	2.6	-12.1	1.1	4.5	-6.8	-1.5
Q2	5.3	1.1	0.8	19.4	10.7	1.1	2.9	25.2	7.0	3.7	34.9	5.9
Q3	-4.5	-8.4	-10.6	13.0	13.1	4.2	-1.9	31.4	4.0	-0.7	24.8	3.0
Q4	-2.9	6.1	6.6	9.5	-2.4	13.1	9.0	-14.2	4.8	1.2	-1.4	3.4
2022
Q1	-7.4	3.5	2.7	4.8	3.3	2.8	1.1	19.7	-1.3	1.7	-1.1	2.0
Q2	3.5	5.7	6.6	1.1	3.2	-2.5	-1.7	-18.5	-3.3	0.3	-3.3	0.3
Q3	-3.2	1.6	0.3	3.7	-2.5	0.0	1.9	-9.6	2.5	2.8	2.1	1.1
Q4	5.1	1.0	0.9	-0.4	3.2	2.9	4.1	12.6	0.9	-2.0	-2.7	0.9
2023
Q1	-4.5	-0.9	0.4	-3.8	0.8	-0.1	-3.2	-13.0	5.4	2.9	5.5	1.1
Q2	-6.0	-5.1	-5.0	6.3	3.8	0.9	1.2	-21.3	2.9	0.1	3.3	0.8
Q3	45.9	0.5	-0.5	-5.4	-0.7	1.5	-0.7	17.2	-0.8	1.1	0.5	0.4
Q4	-19.7	-3.2	-3.7	-3.4	4.2	-6.8	-2.5	-1.7	3.8	1.2	2.5	0.1
2024
Q1	-0.0	6.3	5.2	4.1	-2.3	1.5	3.5	14.7	3.2	0.6	-1.5	1.6
Q2	-3.9	1.4	1.1	1.3	-0.3	7.1	-1.5	-3.0	1.9	-0.3	-7.5	0.7
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	751	13,519	11,992	4,461	19,994	8,040	8,026	910	12,814	27,513	2,263	98,292
2019	917	14,547	12,966	4,785	20,924	8,951	8,553	1,006	14,869	29,357	2,353	106,264
2020	1,024	14,697	13,109	4,651	18,685	9,672	8,805	963	14,981	30,629	1,996	106,103
2021	1,103	15,896	14,277	5,420	20,846	11,331	9,467	1,058	16,909	33,013	2,228	117,272
2022	1,170	17,210	15,486	6,104	23,591	12,798	9,624	1,094	18,673	35,524	2,803	128,591
2023	1,233	18,663	16,697	6,811	26,328	14,266	10,832	1,286	21,076	39,079	2,977	142,550

2018
Q1	186	3,431	3,058	1,005	4,676	1,927	2,167	207	3,057	6,648	556	23,860
Q2	189	3,291	2,903	1,114	4,982	1,982	2,034	249	3,213	6,852	544	24,450
Q3	188	3,377	2,992	1,183	5,041	2,160	1,838	193	3,188	6,861	596	24,625
Q4	188	3,421	3,039	1,159	5,294	1,972	1,987	260	3,356	7,152	568	25,357
2019
Q1	237	3,652	3,258	1,093	5,024	2,188	2,325	246	3,604	7,141	562	26,071
Q2	226	3,635	3,245	1,187	5,216	2,161	2,096	258	3,674	7,409	584	26,447
Q3	219	3,493	3,086	1,213	5,253	2,287	1,982	242	3,638	7,222	593	26,141
Q4	236	3,768	3,378	1,292	5,431	2,314	2,150	260	3,954	7,585	615	27,604
2020
Q1	260	3,800	3,389	1,208	5,221	2,473	2,435	270	3,975	7,524	586	27,751
Q2	256	3,457	3,093	813	3,813	2,254	2,134	210	3,328	7,497	379	24,141
Q3	245	3,476	3,072	1,225	4,643	2,404	2,018	228	3,510	7,404	507	25,659
Q4	262	3,964	3,555	1,406	5,009	2,541	2,218	255	4,168	8,204	524	28,551
2021
Q1	277	3,850	3,450	1,053	4,495	2,742	2,564	247	3,949	7,724	451	27,352
Q2	273	3,940	3,539	1,310	4,900	2,704	2,342	251	4,187	8,276	512	28,694
Q3	266	3,857	3,455	1,490	5,549	2,886	2,142	265	4,169	8,481	612	29,717
Q4	287	4,249	3,833	1,567	5,902	2,998	2,419	296	4,604	8,532	654	31,509
2022
Q1	297	4,266	3,853	1,356	5,439	3,147	2,647	269	4,551	8,506	713	31,191
Q2	289	4,343	3,912	1,511	5,909	3,118	2,334	266	4,617	8,755	708	31,851
Q3	282	4,154	3,717	1,598	6,091	3,237	2,230	270	4,614	8,751	679	31,906
Q4	302	4,448	4,004	1,639	6,152	3,295	2,412	290	4,891	9,511	702	33,643
2023
Q1	313	4,774	4,282	1,581	6,333	3,591	2,994	324	5,311	9,512	719	35,451
Q2	303	4,664	4,164	1,693	6,609	3,558	2,600	317	5,284	9,715	730	35,473
Q3	294	4,424	3,944	1,716	6,578	3,556	2,450	307	5,061	9,759	755	34,901
Q4	323	4,801	4,307	1,822	6,808	3,561	2,788	337	5,419	10,092	772	36,725
2024
Q1	316	5,230	4,693	1,727	6,868	3,930	3,198	336	5,678	10,310	807	38,403
Q2	305	4,933	4,403	1,807	6,947	3,733	2,816	312	5,464	10,611	782	37,709

Percentage change on corresponding period of previous year
2018	3.2	8.8	9.4	10.9	3.2	10.9	3.2	8.8	9.9	5.1	6.2	6.4
2019	22.1	7.6	8.1	7.3	4.7	11.3	6.6	10.6	16.0	6.7	4.0	8.1
2020	11.6	1.0	1.1	-2.8	-10.7	8.1	2.9	-4.3	0.8	4.3	-15.2	-0.2
2021	7.8	8.2	8.9	16.5	11.6	17.2	7.5	9.8	12.9	7.8	11.7	10.5
2022	6.1	8.3	8.5	12.6	13.2	12.9	1.7	3.4	10.4	7.6	25.8	9.7
2023	5.4	8.4	7.8	11.6	11.6	11.5	12.5	17.5	12.9	10.0	6.2	10.9

2018
Q1	2.2	9.5	11.0	-1.4	1.6	10.2	1.7	-13.7	7.3	5.4	8.0	5.0
Q2	2.6	8.9	9.0	12.9	3.2	13.6	7.4	23.6	9.2	5.0	2.2	6.9
Q3	3.8	8.7	9.2	21.2	4.9	15.7	-2.0	0.1	9.5	4.6	12.7	7.0
Q4	4.3	7.9	8.4	11.3	3.3	4.2	5.8	28.9	13.3	5.4	2.3	6.6
2019
Q1	27.6	6.4	6.5	8.7	7.5	13.6	7.3	19.1	17.9	7.4	1.0	9.3
Q2	19.3	10.5	11.8	6.6	4.7	9.1	3.1	3.6	14.4	8.1	7.3	8.2
Q3	16.3	3.4	3.1	2.5	4.2	5.9	7.8	25.1	14.1	5.3	-0.5	6.2
Q4	25.3	10.1	11.2	11.5	2.6	17.4	8.2	-0.1	17.8	6.1	8.2	8.9
2020
Q1	9.8	4.1	4.0	10.5	3.9	13.0	4.7	9.6	10.3	5.4	4.4	6.4
Q2	13.1	-4.9	-4.7	-31.5	-26.9	4.3	1.8	-18.6	-9.4	1.2	-35.0	-8.7
Q3	12.1	-0.5	-0.5	0.9	-11.6	5.1	1.8	-5.8	-3.5	2.5	-14.6	-1.8
Q4	11.3	5.2	5.2	8.8	-7.8	9.8	3.2	-1.7	5.4	8.2	-14.8	3.4
2021
Q1	6.3	1.3	1.8	-12.8	-13.9	10.9	5.3	-8.5	-0.6	2.6	-23.1	-1.4
Q2	6.9	14.0	14.4	61.0	28.5	20.0	9.7	19.1	25.8	10.4	35.1	18.9
Q3	8.3	11.0	12.5	21.7	19.5	20.0	6.2	16.2	18.8	14.6	20.8	15.8
Q4	9.6	7.2	7.8	11.5	17.8	18.0	9.1	16.0	10.4	4.0	24.8	10.4
2022
Q1	7.4	10.8	11.7	28.8	21.0	14.8	3.2	8.8	15.2	10.1	58.2	14.0
Q2	5.9	10.2	10.5	15.4	20.6	15.3	-0.3	6.0	10.3	5.8	38.3	11.0
Q3	6.1	7.7	7.6	7.2	9.8	12.2	4.1	1.8	10.7	3.2	11.0	7.4
Q4	4.9	4.7	4.4	4.6	4.2	9.9	-0.3	-1.9	6.2	11.5	7.4	6.8
2023
Q1	5.3	11.9	11.1	16.6	16.4	14.1	13.1	20.8	16.7	11.8	0.8	13.7
Q2	4.7	7.4	6.4	12.0	11.8	14.1	11.4	19.4	14.4	11.0	3.1	11.4
Q3	4.3	6.5	6.1	7.4	8.0	9.9	9.9	13.9	9.7	11.5	11.2	9.4
Q4	7.2	7.9	7.6	11.2	10.7	8.1	15.6	16.1	10.8	6.1	10.0	9.2
2024
Q1	1.2	9.6	9.6	9.3	8.5	9.5	6.8	3.6	6.9	8.4	12.3	8.3
Q2	0.6	5.8	5.7	6.7	5.1	4.9	8.3	-1.7	3.4	9.2	7.1	6.3
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 7.5 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	181	3,310	2,950	1,048	4,843	1,890	1,960	207	3,058	6,735	557	23,788
Q2	186	3,329	2,957	1,106	4,977	2,006	2,072	236	3,208	6,807	543	24,470
Q3	194	3,452	3,065	1,183	5,028	2,154	1,975	210	3,200	6,937	600	24,931
Q4	192	3,434	3,023	1,118	5,125	1,991	2,028	253	3,350	7,113	564	25,166
2019
Q1	230	3,571	3,145	1,142	5,219	2,143	2,094	235	3,601	7,203	561	25,998
Q2	223	3,644	3,285	1,185	5,224	2,191	2,130	261	3,669	7,367	584	26,479
Q3	228	3,626	3,205	1,208	5,217	2,287	2,150	259	3,651	7,312	599	26,539
Q4	238	3,758	3,325	1,243	5,249	2,336	2,188	249	3,950	7,563	610	27,384
2020
Q1	251	3,707	3,279	1,266	5,440	2,415	2,186	261	3,968	7,558	584	27,635
Q2	253	3,442	3,116	815	3,829	2,286	2,167	214	3,326	7,454	380	24,164
Q3	257	3,638	3,223	1,216	4,588	2,410	2,207	242	3,522	7,460	513	26,053
Q4	263	3,815	3,479	1,349	4,849	2,570	2,247	245	4,166	8,073	521	28,096
2021
Q1	266	3,797	3,348	1,107	4,686	2,669	2,298	239	3,939	7,823	446	27,269
Q2	272	3,908	3,540	1,313	4,921	2,737	2,381	256	4,186	8,231	514	28,720
Q3	278	4,029	3,651	1,478	5,470	2,898	2,354	279	4,184	8,536	620	30,127
Q4	285	4,160	3,756	1,505	5,754	3,038	2,443	285	4,603	8,466	651	31,190
2022
Q1	286	4,166	3,726	1,421	5,638	3,055	2,368	259	4,537	8,607	703	31,040
Q2	290	4,310	3,903	1,517	5,913	3,153	2,378	274	4,618	8,709	712	31,873
Q3	295	4,378	3,936	1,584	6,021	3,254	2,457	282	4,629	8,883	688	32,471
Q4	297	4,411	3,953	1,577	6,054	3,345	2,431	281	4,891	9,319	701	33,307
2023
Q1	303	4,590	4,106	1,652	6,497	3,486	2,672	311	5,293	9,559	706	35,069
Q2	305	4,639	4,153	1,700	6,589	3,593	2,653	327	5,286	9,664	734	35,492
Q3	307	4,680	4,186	1,697	6,542	3,575	2,704	322	5,079	9,828	765	35,498
Q4	318	4,808	4,277	1,763	6,739	3,619	2,807	327	5,420	9,991	773	36,564
2024
Q1	307	4,974	4,464	1,799	6,984	3,817	2,851	340	5,657	10,241	793	37,763
Q2	308	4,929	4,403	1,814	6,916	3,766	2,878	303	5,467	10,543	786	37,711

Percentage change on previous quarter
2018
Q1	-1.9	3.3	5.4	4.0	-2.5	-1.0	2.1	4.9	3.4	0.6	0.7	0.8
Q2	2.9	0.6	0.2	5.5	2.8	6.2	5.7	13.9	4.9	1.1	-2.4	2.9
Q3	4.0	3.7	3.6	6.9	1.0	7.3	-4.7	-11.1	-0.2	1.9	10.4	1.9
Q4	-0.9	-0.5	-1.3	-5.5	1.9	-7.6	2.7	20.5	4.7	2.5	-6.0	0.9
2019
Q1	19.7	4.0	4.0	2.2	1.8	7.6	3.3	-7.1	7.5	1.3	-0.5	3.3
Q2	-3.1	2.0	4.5	3.7	0.1	2.2	1.8	11.3	1.9	2.3	4.1	1.8
Q3	2.2	-0.5	-2.4	2.0	-0.1	4.4	0.9	-0.7	-0.5	-0.7	2.5	0.2
Q4	4.6	3.6	3.7	2.9	0.6	2.1	1.7	-3.9	8.2	3.4	1.9	3.2
2020
Q1	5.4	-1.3	-1.4	1.8	3.6	3.4	-0.1	4.6	0.5	-0.1	-4.2	0.9
Q2	1.0	-7.2	-5.0	-35.6	-29.6	-5.3	-0.8	-18.1	-16.2	-1.4	-35.0	-12.6
Q3	1.3	5.7	3.4	49.2	19.8	5.4	1.9	13.1	5.9	0.1	35.1	7.8
Q4	2.3	4.8	8.0	11.0	5.7	6.6	1.8	1.3	18.3	8.2	1.6	7.8
2021
Q1	1.4	-0.5	-3.8	-18.0	-3.4	3.8	2.3	-2.4	-5.4	-3.1	-14.3	-2.9
Q2	2.4	2.9	5.7	18.7	5.0	2.6	3.6	7.3	6.3	5.2	15.2	5.3
Q3	2.2	3.1	3.1	12.5	11.2	5.9	-1.1	8.7	-0.0	3.7	20.6	4.9
Q4	2.4	3.2	2.9	1.8	5.2	4.8	3.8	2.2	10.0	-0.8	5.1	3.5
2022
Q1	0.5	0.1	-0.8	-5.6	-2.0	0.5	-3.1	-9.0	-1.4	1.7	7.9	-0.5
Q2	1.3	3.5	4.7	6.7	4.9	3.2	0.4	5.6	1.8	1.2	1.3	2.7
Q3	1.6	1.6	0.8	4.4	1.8	3.2	3.3	3.2	0.2	2.0	-3.3	1.9
Q4	0.9	0.7	0.4	-0.4	0.6	2.8	-1.1	-0.6	5.6	4.9	1.9	2.6
2023
Q1	1.8	4.1	3.9	4.7	7.3	4.2	9.9	10.8	8.2	2.6	0.7	5.3
Q2	0.7	1.1	1.1	2.9	1.4	3.0	-0.7	5.3	-0.1	1.1	3.9	1.2
Q3	0.6	0.9	0.8	-0.2	-0.7	-0.5	1.9	-1.7	-3.9	1.7	4.1	0.0
Q4	3.7	2.7	2.2	3.9	3.0	1.2	3.8	1.7	6.7	1.7	1.0	3.0
2024
Q1	-3.5	3.5	4.4	2.0	3.6	5.5	1.6	4.0	4.4	2.5	2.6	3.3
Q2	0.3	-0.9	-1.4	0.8	-1.0	-1.3	1.0	-10.8	-3.4	2.9	-0.8	-0.1
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

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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	27	306	267	121	554	156	118	9	255	700	91	2,337
Q2	27	325	281	120	559	169	115	8	253	729	81	2,388

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	2.1
Q2	-6.2	-1.3	-1.2	13.3	3.7	4.7	2.1	5.2	8.3	4.2	1.6	3.8
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	3.8
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	1.7	-2.4	-3.7	4.7	0.3	0.3	-1.6	8.8	9.7	3.3	9.6	2.3
Q2	10.1	9.3	7.5	-6.0	-1.0	5.3	-7.4	28.5	7.1	5.3	-2.0	3.0
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 2024Q2
Period	Foreign	Domestic	Foreign	Domestic
	Amount €m	Amount €m	% of total COE	% of total COE
2019
Q1	8,317	17,756	32	68
Q2	7,921	18,527	30	70
Q3	7,770	18,372	30	70
Q4	8,178	19,428	30	70
2020
Q1	9,146	18,607	33.0	67.0
Q2	8,111	16,032	33.6	66.4
Q3	8,032	17,628	31.3	68.7
Q4	8,819	19,733	30.9	69.1
2021
Q1	9,389	17,964	34.3	65.7
Q2	9,134	19,561	31.8	68.2
Q3	8,877	20,840	29.9	70.1
Q4	9,613	21,897	30.5	69.5
2022
Q1	11,020	20,171	35.3	64.7
Q2	10,490	21,362	32.9	67.1
Q3	10,257	21,650	32.1	67.9
Q4	10,660	22,983	31.7	68.3
2023
Q1	12,494	22,959	35.2	64.8
Q2	11,753	23,723	33.1	66.9
Q3	11,187	23,716	32.1	67.9
Q4	11,730	24,998	31.9	68.1
2024
Q1	13,354	25,052	34.8	65.2
Q2	12,379	25,333	32.8	67.2
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.

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