Ireland’s latest labour force survey (LFS) paints a rosy picture of the economy at the end of 2023. The headline statistics show employment continued to grow at a robust pace, up 3.4% in the year to Q4 2023, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remains close to historic lows at 4.5%. Over 2.7 million people are now at work in Ireland, helped by an upward revision to the labour force from Census 2022, which bumped up labour force and employment levels.