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Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Ireland

Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Ireland was 3,415 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 4.4% from 2022.

2023, persons3,415
Change on 2022+4.4%
Series high6,1762009
Series low3,0142020

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Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Ireland, 2008 to 2023

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0002008201120142017202020232008: 5,134 persons2009: 6,176 persons2010: 4,384 persons2011: 4,269 persons2012: 4,180 persons2013: 4,146 persons2014: 4,058 persons2015: 4,164 persons2016: 4,058 persons2017: 4,155 persons2018: 4,113 persons2019: 4,713 persons2020: 3,014 persons2021: 3,116 persons2022: 3,272 persons2023: 3,415 persons3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0002008201420232008: 5,134 persons2009: 6,176 persons2010: 4,384 persons2011: 4,269 persons2012: 4,180 persons2013: 4,146 persons2014: 4,058 persons2015: 4,164 persons2016: 4,058 persons2017: 4,155 persons2018: 4,113 persons2019: 4,713 persons2020: 3,014 persons2021: 3,116 persons2022: 3,272 persons2023: 3,415 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 16 values
Periodpersons
20233,415
20223,272
20213,116 Series break
20203,014
20194,713
20184,113
20174,155
20164,058
20154,164
20144,058
20134,146
20124,180
20114,269
20104,384
20096,176
20085,134

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2023
Ireland3,415
European Union (27)377,103

Rankings

Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2008 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

MLA 9

Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2008 to 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-mining/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2008 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-mining/ireland.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2008 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-mining/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the persons employed in mining and quarrying in Ireland?

Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Ireland was 3,415 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 4.4% from 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in mining and quarrying in Ireland?

6,176 in 2009, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

Persons employed in mining and quarrying elsewhere in European Union (27)

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