The job market also continued to improve throughout the second quarter of the year as jobs grew by 4% compared to the first three months of the year.
Sectors which performed well included Environmental, Health, and Safety with an increase of 47%, jobs in Engineering and Utilities increased by 38% and jobs in Production, Manufacturing, and Materials were up by 30%.
There was also good news for jobseekers around the country as most counties saw an increase in available jobs from this time last year.
IrishJobs.ie data was prepared and analysed by Dr. Declan Curran, economist, and Dr. Chris Van Egeraat, economic geographer, DCU.
