Irish Public Sector average weekly earnings up 3.2% in year to June 2009; Jobs down 2,700 since Q2 2008 compared with 209,000 in private sector
Oct 23rd, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
The CSO said today that average weekly earnings in the Irish Public Sector (excluding Health) rose by 3.2% in the year to June 2009 from €942.81 to €973.09. Since the peak period of employment in Q2 2008, employment has fallen 2,700 or 0.8% compared with a plunge of 209,000, or 11.7%, in the rest of the economy.