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A good account of the strengths and weaknesses of the economy in County Wexford is available
from a review carried out by Peter Bacon and Associates, Economic Consultants. This can be
found on:
http://www.wexford.ie/p_bacon/introduction.htm
The disaggregation of economic activity in Wexford still reflects the legacy of dependency upon
Tourism and Agriculture.
|
Sector |
Percentage
of workforce involved |
|
Agriculture, Forestry
and Fishing |
17.7 |
|
Manufacturing |
18.6 |
|
Other Industry |
9.7 |
|
Commerce, Insurance,
Finance and Business Services |
19.0 |
|
Transport,
Communication and Storage |
5.4 |
|
Public Administration
and Defence |
3.4 |
|
Professional Services |
15.1 |
|
Other activity |
11.0 |
There is a mixture of multinational companies active in the county. To date
there are firms from the
United States, Germany, the United Kingdom,
Australia and Norway located around the county.
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has identified a number of key issues that
need to be developed in County Wexford and offers a strategy for achieving this.
These
can be inspected on : http://www.wexford.ie/EntsInitiative/index.htm |
