The CSO published the Labour Force Survey results for the opening quarter of 2023 last week. There is not much evidence in the data of a slowdown in the Irish economy from the breakneck pace seen in 2021 and 2022. Indeed, the labour market remains characterised by very rapid growth. The labour force expanded by 1.6% or 44,000 in the quarter. It now stands at 2.73 million, up 87,000 from a year earlier, an increase of 3.3%