Written answers
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Department of An Taoiseach
Employment Statistics
8:00 pm
George Lee (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 158: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons aged under 25 years in the labour force broken down by region and gender for the third quarter of 2007 and the third quarter of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3576/10]
George Lee (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 159: To ask the Taoiseach the labour force broken down by region and gender for the third quarter of 2007 and for the third quarter of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3577/10]
George Lee (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 160: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons aged over 25 years in the labour force broken down by region and gender for the third quarter of 2007 and for the third quarter of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3578/10]
Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 to 160, inclusive, together.
The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates relating to the labour force. The data requested by the Deputy are presented in the tables below in respect of the third quarters of 2007 and 2009.
| Number of persons in the labour force by age, gender and region, Quarter 3 2007 | |||||||||
| In Labour Force '000 | In Labour Force '000 | In Labour Force '000 | |||||||
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Total | Total | Total | |
| Q3 2007 | under 25 | under 25 | under 25 | over 25 | over 25 | over 25 | Males | Females | Persons |
| Border | 21.9 | 18.5 | 40.3 | 115.8 | 80.4 | 196.3 | 137.7 | 98.9 | 236.6 |
| Midland | 12.7 | 9.3 | 22.1 | 65.7 | 44.1 | 109.8 | 78.4 | 53.4 | 131.9 |
| West | 19.3 | 17.6 | 36.9 | 106.7 | 72.3 | 179.0 | 126.0 | 89.9 | 215.9 |
| Dublin | 57.4 | 53.4 | 110.8 | 304.0 | 241.8 | 545.8 | 361.4 | 295.2 | 656.6 |
| Mid-East | 22.2 | 19.6 | 41.8 | 131.4 | 94.5 | 225.9 | 153.6 | 114.1 | 267.7 |
| Mid-West | 16.1 | 13.4 | 29.5 | 90.7 | 62.3 | 153 | 106.8 | 75.7 | 182.5 |
| South-East | 21.0 | 17.0 | 38.0 | 117.5 | 81.6 | 199.1 | 138.5 | 98.6 | 237.1 |
| South-West | 26.7 | 24.7 | 51.4 | 158.9 | 114.5 | 273.4 | 185.7 | 139.2 | 324.9 |
| State | 197.3 | 173.5 | 370.8 | 1,090.8 | 791.5 | 1,882.3 | 1,288.1 | 965.0 | 2,253.1 |
| Number of persons in the labour force by age, gender and region, Quarter 3 2009 | |||||||||
| In Labour Force '000 | In Labour Force '000 | In Labour Force '000 | |||||||
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Total | Total | Total | |
| Q3 2009 | under 25 | under 25 | under 25 | over 25 | over 25 | over 25 | Males | Females | Persons |
| Border | 17.7 | 13.0 | 30.7 | 113.3 | 84.7 | 198.0 | 131.0 | 97.7 | 228.7 |
| Midland | 8.8 | 7.5 | 16.3 | 66.1 | 46.3 | 112.5 | 75.0 | 53.9 | 128.8 |
| West | 13.1 | 15.7 | 28.9 | 108.2 | 82.3 | 190.6 | 121.4 | 98.1 | 219.4 |
| Dublin | 36.9 | 41.3 | 78.2 | 299.7 | 244.0 | 543.7 | 336.7 | 285.2 | 621.9 |
| Mid-East | 16.0 | 14.9 | 30.9 | 136.6 | 99.1 | 235.7 | 152.6 | 114.0 | 266.5 |
| Mid-West | 13.0 | 10.0 | 23.0 | 88.7 | 66.5 | 155.2 | 101.7 | 76.5 | 178.2 |
| South-East | 18.5 | 15.7 | 34.2 | 116.5 | 87.9 | 204.4 | 135.0 | 103.6 | 238.6 |
| South-West | 20.8 | 20.0 | 40.9 | 157.9 | 121.3 | 279.2 | 178.8 | 141.3 | 320.1 |
| State | 144.9 | 138.2 | 283.1 | 1,087.1 | 832.1 | 1,919.2 | 1,232.0 | 970.3 | 2,202.3 |
| Data may be subject to future revision. | |||||||||
| Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change. | |||||||||
| Reference period: q1=Jan-Mar, q2=Apr-Jun, q3=Jul-Sep, q4=Oct-Dec. | |||||||||
| Source: Quarterly National Houehold Survey, Central Statistics Office. |
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