This growth, which follows similarly positive employment growth in Q2 of 2021, is reflective of the success of the government’s efforts to help workers and businesses throughout the pandemic, the easing of public health restrictions, the successful rollout of the government’s vaccination programme and the focus on driving labour market recovery set out in the Economic Recovery Plan. The Economic Recovery Plan’s overarching target is to have 2.5 million in employment by 2024, in excess of pre-pandemic levels.