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The count stood at 317,400 in 2024. That is 1.9% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 2000.

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Persons at work — Co. Cork

317,400, latest 2024.

The count stood at 317,400 in 2024. That is 1.9% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 2000. Its low point was 212,700 in 2000; the latest reading is 49% above that.

Show the numbers (25 periods)
Persons at work — Co. Cork, every published period
PeriodValue
2024317,400
2023311,400
2022305,600
2021278,500
2020269,200
2019281,000
2018270,600
2017269,000
2016258,900
2015249,900
2014240,900
2013240,400
2012234,300
2011226,600
2010234,900
2009235,600
2008255,300
2007261,700
2006249,200
2005245,500
2004231,700
2003227,200
2002228,300
2001221,300
2000212,700

What these terms mean

Disposable income
Income remaining after direct taxes (income tax, PRSI, USC) and social contributions are deducted -- the amount actually available to spend or save. Source
Persons at work
People aged 15 and over who did some work for pay or profit in the reference week, counted by county of residence, not place of work.

Before you use these figures

  • A modelled estimate, not a direct county survey: CSO does not survey household income at county level directly -- these figures are modelled estimates, allocating national and regional income data to counties using administrative and survey sources, and can be revised in a later release as those underlying sources are updated.
  • Latest figure: 2024 — 2 years old: This dataset is published annual and the publisher hasn't released anything newer. Nothing is missing from this page.
  • Not adjusted for population: This figure — 317,400 — is well outside the typical range for other areas currently publishing this dataset (median about 60,500 across 25 other areas). This is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.
  • Not adjusted for population, 2015: This area's 2015 figure was 249,900, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for 2015 (median about 48,400 across 25 other areas). This figure is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.

Cite this figure:

Persons at work — Co. Cork
317,400 for Cork, 2024
Caveats: A modelled estimate, not a direct county survey; Latest figure: 2024 — 2 years old; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, 2015
StatsMapped last confirmed this figure unchanged on 21 Sep 2026.
Source: CSO PxStat
https://statsmapped.com/ireland/county/cork/persons-at-work-cork

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