Men were more likely than women to ask for a pay raise to counteract the cost of living increases in 2022, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said.

Of those who are in full-time employment, 30% of men were more likely to ask for a raise to combat inflation, compared to 20% of women. Furthermore, 40% of part-time workers said they went to work unwell to avoid any potential loss of wages.

Close to all respondents (94%) to the CSO survey conducted in November said they had made cutbacks in response to inflation, with 62% cutting back on utilities such as electricity and heating, 51% buying less fuel, and 49% purchasing less food.

Younger adults were concerned they could not afford to start a family, with close to a third (29%) of 18-29 year-olds answering so on the survey, collated as part of the CSO's The Year in Numbers study.

The rate of employment in Q2 2022 was 73.5%, the highest rate recorded since the series began in 1998, with the number of people in employment increasing by 3.4% to 2.55m in the year to Q3.

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The estimated total number of hours worked per week in Q3 was 80.3m, up by 3.2m hours or 4.2% year-on-year.

The number of people employed rose by more than 650,000 in the decade to Q3 2022, and the number of people unemployed fell from 350,000 to 120,000 over the same period.

Elsewhere, it was found that 14% of employees working in Ireland were not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of the end of August, rising to 23% in the accommodation and food services sector.

The majority of workers were satisfied with their job, with more than a quarter (25.9%) saying they were very satisfied and close to two-thirds (63%) saying they were satisfied, while one in nine with either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied.

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