Written answers
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Department of An Taoiseach
Labour Force Statistics
9:00 pm
Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 102: To ask the Taoiseach the average and mean unemployment here at present and for every year since 1997. [28628/07]
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 March to May 2007. Unemployment details as requested by the Deputy are set out in the table.
| Persons aged 15 years and over unemployed (ILO), 1997-2007 | ||
| Period | Unemployed | Unemployment |
| '000 | % | |
| 1997 | 159.0 | 10.3 |
| 1998 | 126.4 | 7.8 |
| 1999 | 96.9 | 5.7 |
| 2000 | 74.5 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | 65.1 | 3.6 |
| 2002 | 77.0 | 4.2 |
| 2003 | 82.1 | 4.4 |
| 2004 | 84.2 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 85.6 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | 91.4 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | 98.8 | 4.5 |
| Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office. | ||
| Note: annual data presented refers to the results for the second quarter of each year. |
Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 103: To ask the Taoiseach the number of people in employment in the State in each of the past ten years. [28658/07]
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 March to May 2007. Details of numbers in employment as requested by the Deputy are set out in the table.
| Persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) 1999 -2007 | |
| Period | '000 |
| 1997 | 1,379.9 |
| 1998 | 1,494.0 |
| 1999 | 1,589.1 |
| 2000 | 1,671.4 |
| 2001 | 1,721.9 |
| 2002 | 1,763.9 |
| 2003 | 1,793.4 |
| 2004 | 1,836.2 |
| 2005 | 1,929.2 |
| 2006 | 2,017.0 |
| 2007 | 2,095.4 |
| Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office. | |
| Note: annual data presented refers to the results for the second quarter of each year. |
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