Females represented over three-quarters (75.9 per cent) of employees in the human health and social work sectorThe number of women employed in Ireland has jumped by 82 per cent since 2000, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The agency’s latest women in the labour market report indicated the number of women in employment in the Irish labour market stood at 1.3 million in the final quarter of 2025. This represented an 82.1 per cent increase on the 729,900 women registered as being in employment in 2000. It also noted more than six in ten (63.6 per cent) women in employment had a third level degree compared with 52.8 per cent of males. [ Number of people at work in the State hits highest ever level, CSO findsOpens in new window ]

Source: The Irish Times March 07, 2026 01:12 UTC