Employment opportunities expected to grow by 3% in County Roscommon

Employment opportunities are expected to grow by 3% in Roscommon during the course of 2024, according to FRS Recruitment. This follows a disappointing 2023, when the number of opportunities in Roscommon declined by 6%.

The positive outlook for the coming year is in line with FRS Recruitment’s national projections, with 8% growth also forecast for the country as a whole over the next 12 months. They are anticipating particularly strong demand for accounting, insurance, engineering, science, construction, cybersecurity and social care personnel on a national basis for the coming year.

It is also expected that upward pressure on salaries in Roscommon and the rest of the country will continue over the next 12 months, with the economy at full employment and cost of living challenges still being felt by local employees.

The analysis is included in FRS Recruitment’s 2023 Review & 2024 Trend Forecast report. In total, over the course of 2023, FRS Recruitment advertised a total of 88,964 opportunities nationally. 

On a county by county basis, 20 of the 26 counties experienced a decline in job opportunities in 2023. Dublin and all the other main urban areas experienced a drop in the number of roles with Limerick (down 20%), Cork (down 19%) and Galway (down 18%). Proportionately the largest decline was experienced in Monaghan (down 51%).

However, six counties did buck the national trend and recorded a rise in the number of opportunities in 2023. There was significant growth in activity in the north-west part of the country in particular, with the largest county by county increases occurring in Donegal (up 43%), Leitrim (up 40%), Mayo (up 36%) and Sligo (up 13%). 

Speaking about the report and the outlook for the year ahead, Lynne McCormack, General Manager with FRS Recruitment said, “If 2023 was a year of turbulence in the recruitment market locally and nationally, we are anticipating a rise in opportunities in Roscommon for the year ahead. We are already seeing green shoots of recruitment appear across multiple sectors, several of which experienced a challenging 12 months.”