In 2020, Ireland's road passenger sector accounted for most of the transport workforce, with 26,600 people employed. That year, the road freight transport sector, the second-largest, hired some 24,200 workers.
Number of employees in the transport* industry in Ireland in 2020, by sector
(in 1,000s)
*Figures refer to transportation and storage activities (including postal and courier services and removal services). The data are based on structural business statistics. The total employment in transportation differs from what is stated in Overview 2.1.1.
**Combining all urban and suburban land transport (motor bus, tramway, streetcar, trolley bus, underground and elevated railways.)
Figures identify the businesses whose primary activity is in the relevant mode—economic activity as classified by NACE Rev. 2.
Values for railways, pipelines, inland water transport, sea transport, and air transport are not from ESTAT; instead, they are estimates of DG MOVE.
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European Commission. (September 20, 2023). Number of employees in the transport* industry in Ireland in 2020, by sector (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/448136/number-of-employees-in-the-transport-sector-in-ireland-by-mode/
European Commission. "Number of employees in the transport* industry in Ireland in 2020, by sector (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448136/number-of-employees-in-the-transport-sector-in-ireland-by-mode/
European Commission. (2023). Number of employees in the transport* industry in Ireland in 2020, by sector (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448136/number-of-employees-in-the-transport-sector-in-ireland-by-mode/
European Commission. "Number of Employees in The Transport* Industry in Ireland in 2020, by Sector (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/448136/number-of-employees-in-the-transport-sector-in-ireland-by-mode/
European Commission, Number of employees in the transport* industry in Ireland in 2020, by sector (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/448136/number-of-employees-in-the-transport-sector-in-ireland-by-mode/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of employees in the transport* industry in Ireland in 2020, by sector (in 1,000s) [Graph], European Commission, September 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/448136/number-of-employees-in-the-transport-sector-in-ireland-by-mode/
