Remote Working Capabilities – National and Regional Level
Using Q2 2020 data from the CSO’s Labour Force Survey 7 and the previously mentioned research from the European Commission, the three Regional Assemblies of Ireland identified 387,000 private sector workers that are capable of operating remotely in Ireland, implying that just over one in four private sector workers are capable of operating remotely 8 .
Of the national total, 91,300 were based in the Southern region as of Q2 2020, accounting for 23.6 per cent of the total number of private sector workers capable of operating remotely in Ireland. As a share of total employment in the Southern region, private sector workers that were based in the region and capable of operating remotely accounted for 12.8 per cent of all workers within the region, which was below the corresponding State average of 17.4 per cent. Of the national total, 42,100 were based in the Northern and Western region, representing 10.9 per cent of the total number of private sector workers capable of operating remotely in Ireland. As a share of total employment in the Northern and Western region, private sector workers that were based in the region and capable of operating remotely accounted for 11.3 per cent of all workers within the region, which was below the corresponding State average of 17.4 per cent.
As a share of the overall labour market 9 in Ireland, private sector workers capable of operating remotely accounted for 17.4 per cent of total employment in the State, as evident from Table 2. Of this total, 253,600 were based in the Eastern and Midland region as of Q2 2020, representing 65.5 per cent of the total number of private sector workers capable of operating remotely in Ireland 10 . As a share of total employment in the Eastern and Midland region, private sector workers that were based in the region and capable of operating remotely accounted for 22.3 per cent of all workers within the region, which was above the corresponding State average of 17.4 per cent. This is to be expected considering the Greater Dublin Area acts as an employment hub for remote workable sectors such as “Information and Communication Activities”, “Financial and Insurance Activities”, “Professional, Technical and Scientific Activities” and “Administrative and Support Service Activities”.
Table 2: The number of private sector workers capable of operating remotely, Q2 2020
Private Sector Workers Capable of Operating Remotely, as a % of all workers 11 in Geographical Area
% Share of Total Private Sector Workers Capable of Operating Remotely
Total Private Sector Workers Capable of Operating Remotely, Q2 2020
Geographical Area
Northern and Western Region
42,100
10.9%
11.3%
Southern Region
91,300
23.6%
12.8%
Eastern and Midland Region
253,600
65.5%
22.3%
State
387,000
100.0%
17.4%
Source: Regional Assemblies of Ireland calculations using CSO data
7 https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/lfs/labourforcesurveylfsquarter22020/ 8 Total private sector workers in Ireland amounted to 1,412,500 as of Q2 2020, implying that 27.4% of private sector workers are remote workable based on our methodology. CSO data on the total number of private sector workers is only available on national level and not on a regional level: https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/elcq/earningsandlabourcostsq12020finalq22020preliminaryestimates/ 9 Overall labour market includes both private and public sector workers 10 Employment relates to the resident population in employment and would include individuals that live and work in the same region and individuals that live in a certain region and commute to work in a different region 11 “All workers” includes both private and public sector workers
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THE THREE REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES OF IRELAND
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