Average weekly earnings fell by 1.1% from the second quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2009, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office which compare earnings in the workforce.
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The private sector experienced a 3.1% decrease in earnings, due in part to the higher number of job losses in the private sector, while earnings in the public sector rose by 1.3%, not including the pension levy.
The financial and real estate sector saw a 13.3% fall in earnings, while education saw a 1% rise.
The Earnings Hours and Employment cost survey also shows that employment fell by 6.2% from Q2 of 2008 to Q2 of 2009.
Employment fell by nearly 20% in construction.
Labour costs meanwhile increased across all sectors by 2.4%.
