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Occupied posts and contracts, budget line 011, permanent staff: Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare

Latest, Aug 2026501postsMonthly release
vs Jul 2026+2.9%487
vs Aug 2025+8.4%462
Highest since Aug 2024501postsAug 2026 · ONSEC
Lowest since Aug 2024448postsMay 2025 · ONSEC

Over time

postsYear on yearAug 2024 to Aug 2026

Recent months

  1. Aug 2026501posts+2.9%
  2. Jul 2026487postsNo change
  3. Jun 2026487posts+0.2%
  4. May 2026486posts+0.2%
  5. Apr 2026485posts−0.8%
  6. Mar 2026489posts−0.6%
  7. Feb 2026492posts+0.2%
  8. Jan 2026491posts+1.0%
Full table
Full table
PeriodValueChange
Aug 2026501 posts+2.9%vs Jul 2026
Jul 2026487 postsNo changevs Jun 2026
Jun 2026487 posts+0.2%vs May 2026
May 2026486 posts+0.2%vs Apr 2026
Apr 2026485 posts−0.8%vs Mar 2026
Mar 2026489 posts−0.6%vs Feb 2026
Feb 2026492 posts+0.2%vs Jan 2026
Jan 2026491 posts+1.0%vs Dec 2025
Dec 2025486 posts+0.8%vs Nov 2025
Nov 2025482 posts+0.6%vs Oct 2025
Oct 2025479 posts+3.5%vs Sep 2025
Sep 2025463 posts+0.2%vs Aug 2025
Aug 2025462 posts+1.5%vs Jul 2025
Jul 2025455 posts−0.2%vs Jun 2025
Jun 2025456 posts+1.8%vs May 2025
May 2025448 posts−0.9%vs Apr 2025
Apr 2025452 posts−0.4%vs Mar 2025
Mar 2025454 posts−0.2%vs Feb 2025
Feb 2025455 posts−1.1%vs Jan 2025
Jan 2025460 postsNo changevs Dec 2024
Dec 2024460 postsNo changevs Nov 2024
Nov 2024460 posts−2.3%vs Oct 2024
Oct 2024471 posts+0.2%vs Sep 2024
Sep 2024470 posts−0.6%vs Aug 2024
Aug 2024473 postsNo comparison