Written answers
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
Job Creation
10:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will estimate the total number of citizens in employment in Quarter 1, 2007; Q1, 2008; Q1, 2009; Q1, 2010; Q1, 2011, Q1, 2012; Q1, 2013; Q1, 2014; Q1, 2015, and Q1, 2016, when the Government's term will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21761/11]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not collate statistics in relation to numbers in employment. However, I am attaching a Table provided to my Department by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) www.cso.ie, which details employment figures for Q1 2007 to Q1 2011. I would also draw your attention to the latest (April 2011) update on the Growth and Stability Pact, available on www.finance.gov.ie, and in particular paragraph 2.6, copied below, which estimates percentage changes in employment to 2015.
Table 6: Labour Market Developments
| 2010 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| ('000s) | % change | ||||||
| Employment | 1,848 | -4.2 | -1.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment Rate (QNHS) | 292 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 10.0 |
| Labour Productivity (GDP per person employed) | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | |
| Compensation of Employees | -5.4 | -1.3 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | |
| Compensation per Employee | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
Source: 2010 – CSO and Department of Finance calculations; 2011-15 – Department of Finance calculations.
| Persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) | ||||
| All personsin employment: | '000 | |||
| Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 |
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| 2,088.5 | 2,124.1 | 1,965.6 | 1,857.6 | 1,804.2 |
| 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 to Mar | ||||
| Source – Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office: |
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