*Figures refer to transportation and storage activities (including postal and courier services and removal services). The data are based on structural business statistics. The total employment in transportation differs from what is stated in Overview 2.1.1.
**Combining all urban and suburban land transport (motor bus, tramway, streetcar, trolley bus, underground and elevated railways.)
Figures identify the businesses whose primary activity is in the relevant mode—economic activity as classified by NACE Rev. 2.
Values for railways, pipelines, inland water transport, sea transport, and air transport are not from ESTAT; instead, they are estimates of DG MOVE.
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Number of employees in the transport industry in Ireland 2021, by sector
In 2021, Ireland's road passenger sector accounted for most of the transport workforce, with * people employed. That year, the road freight transport sector, the second-largest, hired some * workers.
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European Commission. (September 17, 2024). Number of employees in the transport* industry in Ireland in 2021, by sector (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/448136/number-of-employees-in-the-transport-sector-in-ireland-by-mode/
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