Naoise Ó Muirí
Question:14. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the key findings of the Annual Employment Survey 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13360/26]
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As the Deputy will be aware my Department co-ordinates the Annual Employment Survey of the client companies of the enterprise development agencies, being Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta. The results are presented by Irish and foreign-owned firms, by region and by sector.
The results of the Annual Employment Survey for 2025 remain robust and demonstrate the continued resilience of the exporting sector of the economy. The findings show that total full and part-time employment in agency supported companies amounted to over 554,000 jobs in 2025, the highest ever level, accounting for approximately one fifth of total employment in Ireland.
Total employment in companies surveyed increased by 1.4% or 7,636 jobs over 2024 and is up 30% over the past decade.
In foreign-owned firms there was an increase of 1.3% in full-time employment in 2025 to reach 306,000 jobs. Irish-owned firms reported an increase of 1.1% in full-time employment in 2025 to reach 205,000 jobs.
By sector in 2025, among foreign-owned companies, the largest increases were in Chemicals, Financial Services and Medical Devices. Among Irish-owned firms, the largest increases were in Business Services, Construction, Other Services, and Wood and Wood Products.
Looking at the regional impacts, we see growth in all regions with one exception in 2025, with 60% of the new jobs created being outside the Dublin region. Over a ten year period all regions have grown employment.
These results demonstrate the continued resilience of employment in our export oriented firms, in spite of the turbulence in the global trading environment. They also demonstrate the success of the work of the enterprise agencies and of Government policy to support Irish and foreign owned companies to grow, innovate and compete strongly in global markets.