Employment in Ireland construction sector jumped from 2017 to 2021

DUBLIN, Ireland: The Ireland construction sector has seen remarkable growth, surging by 23.1 percent between 2017 and 2021, marking the highest sectoral increase during this period, according to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Within this sector, the number of businesses recorded a substantial rise, reaching 365,766 enterprises engaged in economic activities in 2021, with an increase of 2.3 millio