Record levels of employment with 2.5 million people at work nationally

Jobs figures published by the CSO show that employment has increased13% in Dublin, with a record level of employment reached nationally and 2.5m people now at work, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Deputy Emer Higgins was speaking after the publication of the Quarter 1 2022 Labour Force Survey published by the Central Statistics Office.

Deputy Higgins said, “Fine Gael has always prioritised job creation, and it is great to see that employment now stands at 2,505,800 million, in excess of the 2.5 million target set by the Government, ahead of that target date of 2024.

“In the wake of the Covid pandemic, the Government put a real focus on job creation to help get the economy back on its feet, just as Fine Gael did in the wake of the economic crash a decade ago.

“275,200 jobs were created in the year to Q1 2022. Female participation is at a record high, something which I’m very passionate about and youth unemployment is at a record low.

“Fine Gael is working to build stronger safer communities and job creation across the country is crucial to that. It supports the regeneration of our towns and villages and revitalises our local communities.

“So it is particularly good to see that all regions have registered job growth. The highest increases have been in the South West, South East, Dublin and the Mid West with Employment outside of Dublin increasing by 187,400 in the year to Q1 2022 (+ 12 percent).”, Deputy Higgins concluded.