* Source question: And how do you expect the number of employees in your business to change in the next 6 months?
** Survey sample group size varies:
May '16 = 536
Jun '16 = 518
Jul '16 = 360
Aug '16 = 296
Sep '16 = 437
Oct '16 = 326
Nov '16 = 392
Dec '17 = 314
Jan '17 = 442
Feb '17 = 270
Mar '17 = 360
Apr '17 = 376
May '17 = 298
Jun '17 = 357
Jul '17 = 369
Aug '17 = 337
Sep '17 = 422
Oct '17 = 285
Nov '17 = 568
Dec '17 = 301
Jan '18 = 382.
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Ireland: SMEs employee numbers change following 6 months 2016-2018
This statistic shows the expected change in the number of small and medium enterprise (SMEs) employees in Ireland in the following six months from May 2016 to January 2018. From the responding SMEs, in January 2018, ** percent expected to increase their employee numbers while onepercent expected to decrease them in the following six months.
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FactWorks. (March 1, 2017). Monthly change trends in the number of SMEs employees in the following six months in Ireland from May 2016 to January 2018* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/699900/monthly-expected-smes-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-ireland/
FactWorks. "Monthly change trends in the number of SMEs employees in the following six months in Ireland from May 2016 to January 2018*." Chart. March 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/699900/monthly-expected-smes-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-ireland/
FactWorks. (2017). Monthly change trends in the number of SMEs employees in the following six months in Ireland from May 2016 to January 2018*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/699900/monthly-expected-smes-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-ireland/
FactWorks. "Monthly Change Trends in The Number of Smes Employees in The following Six Months in Ireland from May 2016 to January 2018*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Mar 2017, /statistics/699900/monthly-expected-smes-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-ireland/
FactWorks, Monthly change trends in the number of SMEs employees in the following six months in Ireland from May 2016 to January 2018* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/699900/monthly-expected-smes-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-ireland/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Monthly change trends in the number of SMEs employees in the following six months in Ireland from May 2016 to January 2018* [Graph], FactWorks, March 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/699900/monthly-expected-smes-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-ireland/
