IDA and Enterprise Ireland supported companies in Tipperary employed 8,724 people at the end of last year, according to the Annual Employment Survey.
The figure has dropped from a high of 9,525 in 2010 but represents a rise in employment figures on recent years.
Total Employment (full and part time)
2010 – 9,525
2011 – 8,741
2012 – 8,600
2013 – 8,128
2014 – 8,430
2015 – 8,777
2016 – 8,724
The figures were released in the Dáil recently in a report presented by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald.
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