Irish job postings advertising remote/hybrid work opportunities rose to a post-pandemic high in December

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by HRHQ Editorial Team

The Jobs & Hiring Trends Report by Indeed has found that the share of Irish job postings on the hiring platform offering remote or hybrid work rose to a record high at the end of December 2024. The report found that 17.5% of posting mentioned remote or hybrid, a level that is more than four times that recorded prior to the Covid pandemic.

Job flexibility remains an important part of recruiting talent in the current tight labour market where unemployment remains well below 5%. This is despite some high profile return-to-office mandates at a number of companies.

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The strength of the Irish labour market has been supported by an increase in labour supply, largely driven by high net inward migration and increased female labour market participation.

The Irish labour market has gradually rebalanced following a post-pandemic hiring boom which peaked in 2022. Vacancies are well down from post-pandemic highs, but unemployment has stayed low. Jobs growth has continued, with the employment rate rising to a record high.

Job postings in Ireland have steadily retreated after peaking in early 2022 at levels that were more than double their pre-pandemic baseline, but were still 19% higher than pre-pandemic norms as of mid January.

Dublin has fared the worst among Ireland’s largest counties over the past few years, reflecting its greater sectoral exposure to the kinds of tech and professional occupations that have experienced some of the biggest declines in job postings. Of the country’s five largest counties, job postings in Kildare were furthest above the baseline, at +52% as of mid-January.

Jack Kennedy, Senior Economist at Indeed and author of the Trends Report said, “Despite global uncertainty, the Irish labour market continues to be resilient and, for now at least, looks on course to remain so in 2025. For jobseekers, that means they retain leverage when it comes to pay and benefits, as evidenced by robust wage growth and employers continuing to offer flexibility.”

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