The number of people aged between 15 and 64 who were in employment between April and June grew by 1.2 per cent over the same period last year.
This increase was registered in the labour force survey for the second quarter of the year, published by the National Statistics Office.
Total employment stood at 176,969 while the number of unemployed was 10,924 and inactive persons totalled 167,794.
The average annual basic salary of employees, excluding overtime, bonuses and allowances, was estimated at €16,192, up from €15,740 the previous year.