Multinationals add 17,000 jobs in Ireland in 2021-deputy PM

Multinationals add 17,000 jobs in Ireland in 2021-deputy PM - Copyright Thomson Reuters 2021

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2021

By Reuters

Published on 20/12/2021 - 10:40•Updated 20/04/2024 - 04:11

DUBLIN - Multinational companies in Ireland added 17,000 jobs in 2021 to lift the total number employed in the sector to a record 275,000, deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar told RTE radio on Monday.

Just over 10% of Ireland's workforce is employed by the multinational sector, particularly large technology and pharmaceutical multinationals, attracted in part by Ireland’s low corporate tax rate.

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