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Mayo

Map of Mayo

Map of Mayo

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Mayo County Council

Land Mass 558,831 ha
% of Ireland 8.0%
Population Density 22.16 persons per sq km

Human Resource

  2006 Change 2002-2006
County Population 123,839        +5.4%

Key Centres with Population over 1,000 (2006)

Castlebar 11,891
Ballina 10,409
Westport 5,475
Claremorris 2,595
Ballinrobe 2,098
Swinford 1,502
Ballyhaunis 1,708
Kiltimagh 1,096
Belmullet 1,074
Foxford 1,058

Employment

Employed (2006) 52,277
Employment Growth (2002-2006) 16.8%
Labour Force Participation on Rate (2006) 58.4%
Live Register (February 2008) 5,647

Location of first Employment for Graduates from Mayo 2004

Mayo 26.5%
Dublin 35.0%
Other Ireland 32.5%
Overseas 6.0%

Natural Resources

Average Farm Size (2000)(ha) 21.9
Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2006) 4,754

Numbers Employed by Industry (2006)

Total 52,277
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 4,754
Industry 15,109
Services 32,414

Most Important Manufacturing Sectors (% of Industrial Employment) 2000

Electrical & optical equipment 31.7%
Food, beverages & tobacco 16.9%

Job Creation (2006)

Employment in Agency Assisted Irish Owned Companies 3,918
Employment in Agency Assisted Foreign Owned Companies 3,031

Income & Output

Net Output per Person Engaged (2005)* €357,901*
Avg. Industrial Wage (2005) €27,625
Avg. Disposable Income per Capita (2004) €16,948

* There are some limitations associated with Net Output figures which relate to the ownership of companies and transfer pricing arrangements which may be applied.

Tourism (2006)

Number of Overseas Tourists 308,000
Revenue Generated by Overseas tourists €92m

Recent News

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    The Western Development Commission (WDC) has re-launched its LookWest.ie website to include video case studies of people who have relocated or set up businesses in the Western Region. The site also utilises all the latest social networking tools to actively engage with a [...]

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  • Concerted action will be required if the Western Region, particularly the more rural northern part, is to participate in the move towards a ‘smart economy’. If this does not happen, the regional development gains of the past decade could be lost and the gap between the east and west of the country could widen even [...]

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  • The Western Development Commission (WDC) and the Centre for Innovation and Structural Change (CISC) at NUI Galway have called for the development of an integrated national strategy to develop the creative sector and drive the future of the smart economy.
    The call was made at a seminar entitled ‘Creative Industries, Innovation & the Smart Economy’ held [...]

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