JUNE 2023 · DETE EMPLOYMENT PERMIT DATA

The June 2023 employment permit snapshot, powered by official employment permit records.

3,067 permits issued in june (+13% vs May). YTD 2023: 15,043 permits (20.4% in june). Health & Social Work Activities led with 1,040 permits. Employer and sector figures are monthly; geography data is labelled by its actual YTD coverage.

3,067

Total Permits

Issued in June 2023

Health & Social Work Activities

Top Sector

1,040 permits

Intel Ireland Ltd

Top Employer

71 permits

12-Month Trend

Monthly permit issuance trend

June 2023 highlighted. Data sourced from official DETE employment permit statistics.

Key Numbers

June 2023 at a glance

Permits issued in June

3,067

DETE company & sector files

May 2023

2,709

MoM: +13%

June 2022

3,845

YoY: -20%

YTD January–June

15,043

June: 20.4% of YTD

Top employer

Intel Ireland Ltd

71 June permits

Top sector

Health & Social Work Activities

1,040 June permits

Month-over-Month

June 2023 vs May

June 2023

3,067

permits issued

1,276

active companies

2.4

avg permits per company

May 2023

2,709

13%

1,217

active companies

2.2

avg permits per company

Sectors

Top sectors by permits issued in June 2023

Health & Social Work Activities led with 1,040 permits, followed by Information & Communication Activities.

Employers

Top employers by permit activity in June 2023

10 employers with the highest recorded DETE employment permit activity.

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Source, period and methodology

Published period: June 2023. 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 June 2023. 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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