Written answers
Tuesday, 23 May 2006
Department of An Taoiseach
Labour Force Statistics
9:00 pm
Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 158: To ask the Taoiseach the average annual working hours of workers here in 2005 and in each of the previous five years. [18896/06]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Statistics on the labour force are compiled from the Quarterly National Household Survey. The latest statistics available are for the period September to November 2005. Details of hours worked are shown in the following table.
| Persons in employment (ILO) classified by sex and average Annualised usual hours of work per week | ||||||
| Average annualised usual hours per week | ||||||
| q1 to q4 2000 | q1 to q4 2001 | q1 to q4 2002 | q1 to q4 2003 | q1 to q4 2004 | q1 to q4 2005 | |
| Males | 42.2 | 42.1 | 41.9 | 41.4 | 41.3 | 41.1 |
| Females | 32.9 | 32.6 | 32.4 | 32.2 | 32.0 | 31.8 |
| Total | 38.1 | 38.0 | 37.7 | 37.3 | 37.1 | 37.0 |
| Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office. | ||||||
| Reference periods: q1=Dec-Feb, q2=Mar-May, q3=Jun-Aug and q4=Sep-Nov |
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