Businesses supported by Local Enterprise Offices in Roscommon and Longford recorded a gross job gain of over 400 in 2022.
219 new roles were created in Roscommon while 183 were set up in Longford.
However, the net employment gain for Roscommon in 2022 was 64 and 87 in Longford, this takes into account companies that amalgamated, ceased trading and those that transferred on to Enterprise Ireland.
Senior Enterprise Development Officer in Roscommon Enda Cannon says the 9.8% job increase in the county from 2021 is welcome news.
''We're really happy with the figures for 2022, it's been a challenging year for business, it's been a difficult environment but our clients all across Roscommon are performing well. We're now supporting over 1,032 across 176 client companies, it's been a really positive year. ''
