Written answers
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Department of An Taoiseach
Employment Statistics
11:00 pm
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 86: To ask the Taoiseach the most recent figures for the number of persons working here with a breakdown of the figures in relation to the different sectors involved. [14425/07]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Statistics on sectoral employment are compiled from the Quarterly National Household Survey. The most recent information relates to the fourth quarter of 2006 (September to November). The information as requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
| Persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) classified by sex and NACE Economic Sector | ||||||||
| '000 | ||||||||
| Economic sector (NACE Rev. 1) | Sep-Nov 04 | Jun-Aug 05 | Sep-Nov 05 | Dec-Feb 06 | Mar-May 06 | Jun-Aug 06 | Sep-Nov 06 | |
| Males | ||||||||
| A-B | Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 102.3 | 109.0 | 104.9 | 104.8 | 103.8 | 109.1 | 105.2 |
| C-E | Other production industries | 212.2 | 207.2 | 205.4 | 202.5 | 204.6 | 209.8 | 208.4 |
| F | Construction | 217.4 | 239.8 | 240.6 | 241.1 | 249.4 | 263.9 | 268.5 |
| G | Wholesale and retail trade | 134.6 | 142.1 | 141.5 | 143.5 | 143.7 | 147.7 | 146.8 |
| H | Hotels and restaurants | 45.7 | 50.5 | 48.0 | 49.1 | 49.7 | 50.5 | 48.6 |
| I | Transport, storage and communication | 90.5 | 91.2 | 91.9 | 91.3 | 91.8 | 97.7 | 89.8 |
| J-K | Financial and other business services | 123.0 | 130.4 | 130.5 | 136.4 | 136.2 | 134.7 | 141.5 |
| L | Public administration and defence | 46.7 | 50.0 | 50.2 | 51.3 | 51.5 | 49.8 | 52.0 |
| M | Education | 35.0 | 35.0 | 36.3 | 37.6 | 38.9 | 34.6 | 37.7 |
| N | Health | 33.4 | 32.8 | 32.5 | 33.7 | 34.9 | 38.1 | 35.0 |
| O-Q | Other services | 51.6 | 58.2 | 58.7 | 58.5 | 57.6 | 55.5 | 52.8 |
| Total males | 1,092.4 | 1,146.3 | 1,140.5 | 1,149.8 | 1,162.0 | 1,191.4 | 1,186.3 | |
| Females | ||||||||
| A-B | Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 12.5 | 10.7 |
| C-E | Other production industries | 88.9 | 87.4 | 82.8 | 82.5 | 83.9 | 86.8 | 83.6 |
| F | Construction | 10.0 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 13.2 |
| G | Wholesale and retail trade | 130.9 | 144.5 | 143.5 | 142.6 | 140.7 | 150.0 | 141.5 |
| H | Hotels and restaurants | 66.9 | 69.8 | 67.5 | 64.0 | 66.6 | 70.1 | 68.0 |
| I | Transport, storage and communication | 25.2 | 27.3 | 26.5 | 29.2 | 28.9 | 30.6 | 27.4 |
| J-K | Financial and other business services | 124.7 | 132.9 | 132.4 | 132.8 | 131.1 | 133.0 | 136.4 |
| L | Public administration and defence | 47.6 | 51.0 | 50.6 | 51.8 | 53.6 | 56.0 | 53.1 |
| M | Education | 83.5 | 84.8 | 91.5 | 95.3 | 96.7 | 89.2 | 101.9 |
| N | Health | 149.1 | 158.7 | 159.0 | 162.5 | 166.4 | 172.8 | 175.2 |
| O-Q | Other services | 64.7 | 64.2 | 63.4 | 64.2 | 63.0 | 66.9 | 68.8 |
| Total females | 801.7 | 843.5 | 840.1 | 848.3 | 855.0 | 881.8 | 879.8 | |
| All persons | ||||||||
| A-B | Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 112.5 | 119.6 | 115.3 | 115.5 | 114.5 | 121.7 | 115.8 |
| C-E | Other production industries | 301.1 | 294.6 | 288.2 | 285.0 | 288.5 | 296.6 | 292.1 |
| F | Construction | 227.4 | 252.1 | 253.2 | 253.8 | 262.7 | 277.8 | 281.6 |
| G | Wholesale and retail trade | 265.4 | 286.6 | 285.0 | 286.1 | 284.4 | 297.8 | 288.3 |
| H | Hotels and restaurants | 112.6 | 120.4 | 115.5 | 113.1 | 116.3 | 120.6 | 116.6 |
| I | Transport, storage and communication | 115.7 | 118.5 | 118.3 | 120.5 | 120.7 | 128.3 | 117.2 |
| J-K | Financial and other business services | 247.7 | 263.3 | 263.0 | 269.2 | 267.3 | 267.7 | 278.0 |
| L | Public administration and defence | 94.4 | 101.0 | 100.7 | 103.1 | 105.1 | 105.8 | 105.1 |
| M | Education | 118.5 | 119.8 | 127.9 | 132.8 | 135.6 | 123.7 | 139.6 |
| N | Health | 182.5 | 191.5 | 191.5 | 196.3 | 201.2 | 210.9 | 210.2 |
| O-Q | Other services | 116.3 | 122.4 | 122.1 | 122.8 | 120.6 | 122.4 | 121.6 |
| Total persons | 1,894.1 | 1,989.8 | 1,980.6 | 1,998.1 | 2,017.0 | 2,073.3 | 2,066.1 |
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