There was been an eight percent job increase in Laois for Enterprise Ireland-backed companies last year.
An additional 109 jobs were created in the county in 2017.
1,473 people in Laois are currently employed in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland.
More than 19,000 jobs were created in Enterprise Ireland-backed companies last year.
Two thirds of these new jobs were created outside of Dublin.
Leitrim received the highest levels of job percentage increase at 12 percent, with Sligo following in second place at 11 percent.
These are certainly encouraging figures.
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