IrishJobs.ie September Jobs Index for Jobs Advertised Online

September records a 7% month on month decrease but a 3% increase overall since the Index began in April

Dublin sees the biggest increase in new jobs

While Longford, Laois and Kilkenny were the poorest performers during the month of September.

The IrishJobs.ie index, for jobs advertised online, for September reveals a 7% decrease on the previous month. However September figures are positive overall and are 3% up on the Index which was benchmarked in April. The jobs index monitors live and current jobs advertised by companies across the leading recruitment websites in Ireland. Seasonal factors explain the monthly drop experienced in September; two of the top 3 sectors which experienced the biggest decreases were Tourism, Travel and Hotel & Catering and this attributed to the overall monthly drop on August.

Since IrishJobs.ie began the monthly Jobs Index in April there has been a 3% increase in jobs advertised online overall. While this growth is modest, it remains positive, indicating a more stable market than that experienced this time last year.

The counties which experienced the largest job increases since April 09 are Dublin, Cork and Galway. However, at the other end of the scale Longford remains bottom of the list, followed by Laois and Kilkenny.

Overall the sectors with the most number of jobs advertised online are Sales, IT, Hotel & Catering, and Retailing, Wholesaling & Purchasing. While the top counties for jobs are Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway.

Regarding month on month comparisons the top 3 sectors that flourished are Education, Childcare & Training 24%, Sales 16% and Retailing, Wholesaling & Purchasing 14%. While the sectors that saw the biggest month on month decreases were Tourism, Travel & Airlines (-11%), Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (-10%) and Hotel and Catering (-4%).

The IrishJobs.ie index measures jobs advertised by companies across the main recruitment sites in Ireland. It provides a month by month analysis of the Irish Job market broken down by sector and county for both employers and job seekers.

Jane Lorigan, Managing Director of saongroup.com Ireland, which owns IrishJobs.ie comments: ìIt is disappointing to see monthly figures down by 7% when compared to August. However looking at the bigger picture the September jobs index is up 3% against Aprilís benchmark. This indicates modest growth over a 6 month period but significant growth when compared to the same period last year when jobs online continued to drop sharply on a monthly basis.î