NOVEMBER 2022 · DETE EMPLOYMENT PERMIT DATA

The November 2022 employment permit snapshot, powered by official employment permit records.

3,531 permits issued in november (+17% vs October). YTD 2022: 37,209 permits (9.5% in november). Health & Social Work Activities led with 1,049 permits. Employer and sector figures are monthly; geography data is labelled by its actual YTD coverage.

3,531

Total Permits

Issued in November 2022

Health & Social Work Activities

Top Sector

1,049 permits

Ernst & Young

Top Employer

63 permits

12-Month Trend

Monthly permit issuance trend

November 2022 highlighted. Data sourced from official DETE employment permit statistics.

Key Numbers

November 2022 at a glance

Permits issued in November

3,531

DETE company & sector files

October 2022

3,027

MoM: +17%

November 2021

1,543

YoY: +129%

YTD January–November

37,209

November: 9.5% of YTD

Top employer

Ernst & Young

63 November permits

Top sector

Health & Social Work Activities

1,049 November permits

Month-over-Month

November 2022 vs October

November 2022

3,531

permits issued

1,442

active companies

2.4

avg permits per company

October 2022

3,027

17%

1,392

active companies

2.2

avg permits per company

Sectors

Top sectors by permits issued in November 2022

Health & Social Work Activities led with 1,049 permits, followed by Information & Communication Activities.

Employers

Top employers by permit activity in November 2022

10 employers with the highest recorded DETE employment permit activity.

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Accenture Ltd
52 permitsProfessional, Scientific&Technical Activities
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Source, period and methodology

Published period: November 2022. This is a year-to-date or partial-year view based on the manifest-approved source period.

Latest import: 1 Oct 2026. Freshness: available. Source last modified 1 Dec 2025.

Official source: DETE employment permit statistics and methodology. Records may be revised between source publications.

Figures are historical issued-permit records showing past activity only. They do not prove current hiring, future sponsorship, role eligibility, or approval.

Read the DETE data methodology and classification glossary.

Based on official Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (DETE) employment permit data for November 2022. Monthly employer and sector figures use the corresponding DETE month column.

DETE may revise prior-month counts in subsequent publications. Previous monthly snapshots on IrishTalents used the earlier figure. Legal entity names in DETE files may differ from consumer-facing brand names.

Historical employment permit activity does not guarantee current vacancies, future sponsorship, role eligibility, or permit approval. Employment permits are not the same as job vacancies, job offers, or visa approvals.

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