Written answers

Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Department of An Taoiseach

Employment Data

Photo of Ruth CoppingerRuth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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34. To ask the Taoiseach the number of workers that work on temporary or part-time contracts of employment in the years 2007-13 inclusive. [32433/14]

Photo of Paul KehoePaul 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.

Table 1 below shows the number of employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over classified by permanency of job from Q2 2007 to Q2 2014.

Table 2 below shows the number of employees (ILO) aged 15 and over not in permanent employment classified by reasons for being in temporary employment from Q2 2007 to Q2 2014.

Table 3 below shows the number of employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over not in permanent employment classified by full-time/part-time employment from Q2 2007 to Q2 2014.

Table 1 Employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over classified by permanency of job

'000

-
Q2 07
Q2 08
Q2 09
Q2 10
Q2 11
Q2 12
Q2 13
Q2 14
Person has a permanent job or work contract of unlimited duration
1,609.2
1,614.3
1,481.6
1,408.9
1,381.1
1,359.5
1,379.2
1,405.7
Person has a temporary job/work contract of limited duration
153.7
152.1
136.7
148.9
161.1
156.6
153.3
144.1
Not stated
17.0
13.5
10.6
13.0
11.8
15.2
18.3
22.2
Total
1,779.8
1,779.9
1,628.9
1,570.8
1,554.0
1,531.3
1,550.8
1,572.0
Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.



Table 2 Employees (ILO) aged 15 and over not in permanent employment classified by reasons for being in temporary employment

'000
-
Q2 07
Q2 08
Q2 09
Q2 10
Q2 11
Q2 12
Q2 13
Q2 14
It is a contract covering a period of training
5.5
6.3
6.1
4.3
4.3
14.7
18.9
18.5
Person could not find a permanent job
24.6
24.3
30.7
44.4
46.6
87.2
78.1
71.3
Person did not want a permanent job
32.6
31.4
18.7
21.3
19.3
23.7
21.6
22.8
It is a contract for a probationary period
:
:
:
:
:
[3.0]
[3.8]
5.4
Not stated
90.9
90.2
81.2
78.9
90.9
28.1
30.7
26.1
Total
153.7
152.1
136.7
148.9
161.1
156.6
153.3
144.1
Note: Caution is warranted in comparing data captured from Q2 2012 to prior periods due to change in filter for question and adding of additional answer option impacting upon direct comparability of series

: No data available

Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change';

* Estimates for numbers of persons or averages where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are not produced as estimates are too small to be considered reliable;

Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution;

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.

Table 3 Employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over not in permanent employment classified by full-time/part-time employment

'000
-
Q2 07
Q2 08
Q2 09
Q2 10
Q2 11
Q2 12
Q2 13
Q2 14
Full-time
78.7
79.0
62.0
66.1
72.7
65.4
67.9
61.0
Part-time
75.0
73.1
74.7
82.9
88.3
91.3
85.3
83.1
Total
153.7
152.1
136.7
148.9
161.1
156.6
153.3
144.1
Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change';

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.

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