Average weekly earnings now top €1,000
Average weekly earnings were €1,026.20 in the first quarter (Q1) of this year – up 5.6% from €972.20 in Q1 2024 and surpassing €1,000 for the first time since the series began in 2008, CSO data shows.
Average hourly earnings rose by 5.9% to €31.72 in Q1 2025, from €29.96 in Q1 2024.
Average weekly paid hours were 32.4 in Q1 2025 – down 0.3% from the Q1 2024 hours of 32.5.
Job vacancy rate
The job vacancy rate at the end of Q1 2025 was 1.3% – slightly higher than the 1.2% recorded at both the end of Q1 2024 and Q4 2024.
Average hourly other labour costs grew by 7.3% to €5.47 in Q1 2025, from €5.10 in Q1 2024.
The highest averages for hourly total labour costs in Q1 2025 were €63.75 in information and communication, and €55.67 in financial and property.
The public-administration and defence sector had the highest job-vacancy rate at 4% in Q1, followed by 2.3% in the professional, scientific, and technical activities sector.