Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of An Taoiseach
Job Losses
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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To ask the Taoiseach the key sectors in which jobs have been lost each quarter of 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37683/12]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. It should be noted that the specific information regarding job losses requested by the Deputy is not available as the QNHS is a measure of the level of employment only. Changes in the level of employment are a function of both jobs lost and jobs created over the period in question. The most recent figures available for employment levels are for the first quarter of 2012.
Estimates of the level of employment by sector up to and including the first quarter of 2012 are presented in Table 1 below. Given the seasonal nature of changes in employment across the year the estimates presented have been seasonally adjusted. Between the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 the level of employment fell by 7,300 on a seasonally adjusted basis. There was some level of fluctuation in numbers employed across all sectors of the economy with increases being recorded in some cases and decreases being recorded in others. As the QNHS is a sample survey the CSO urges some caution in interpreting changes of relatively low orders of magnitude.
Table 1 Seasonally Adjusted Series of persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) classified by NACE Rev. 2 Economic Sector,
Quarter 1 2011 - Quarter 1 2012
Economic sector
| (NACE Rev. 2) | Q1 2011 | Q2 2011 | Q3 2011 | Q4 2011 | Q1 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All persons | ||||||
| A | Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 83.9 | 85.6 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.4 |
| B-E | Industry | 234.9 | 232.8 | 232.2 | 237.5 | 234.6 |
| F | Construction | 108.0 | 106.3 | 107.5 | 106.8 | 103.1 |
| G | Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 262.8 | 264.5 | 265.4 | 263.8 | 264.8 |
| H | Transportation and storage | 94.6 | 94.7 | 94.4 | 91.1 | 89.7 |
| I | Accommodation and food service activities | 102.7 | 108.3 | 111.1 | 115.7 | 111.3 |
| J | Information and communication | 70.5 | 73.5 | 74.0 | 76.2 | 75.3 |
| K-L | Financial, insurance and real estate activities | 101.1 | 102.9 | 97.9 | 102.2 | 100.3 |
| M | Professional, scientific and technical activities | 101.9 | 100.7 | 96.8 | 94.7 | 94.2 |
| N | Administrative and support service activities | 63.0 | 65.3 | 64.6 | 63.8 | 61.2 |
| O | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 107.1 | 99.9 | 101.1 | 102.3 | 100.3 |
| P | Education | 147.4 | 144.5 | 142.6 | 141.1 | 144.2 |
| Q | Human health and social work activities | 232.9 | 237.9 | 236.1 | 237.2 | 236.9 |
| R-U | Other NACE activities | 103.9 | 98.4 | 95.1 | 95.3 | 97.2 |
| Total Employment | 1,818.1 | 1,816.1 | 1,796.5 | 1,807.6 | 1,800.3 |
Reference period: q1=Jan-Mar, q2=Apr-Jun, q3=Jul-Sep, q4=Oct-Dec;
Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.
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