Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of manufacturing and service jobs created in the past four years to date; the total number of persons now employed in both sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12567/15]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The data available relates to manufacturing and services sectors jobs in companies which are supported by the enterprise agencies.

There were 38,705 jobs created (i.e. gross job gains) in agency-assisted client companies in 2014, up from 35,411 jobs in 2011, 35,165 jobs in 2012, and 37,412 in 2013. In terms of the net change (i.e. when job losses are subtracted from job gains), there were +15,648 net jobs created by agency-assisted client companies in 2014, up from +6,271 in 2011, 8,853 in 2012, and +14,336 jobs in 2013.

Focusing on grossjobs gains and breaking down by sector, for the year 2014 there were some 17,222 jobs created in the manufacturing sector, while 18,544 jobs were created in internationally traded and financial services sectors, with an additional 2,939 jobs in other sectors outside of manufacturing and services. The corresponding data for 2011 were 16,977 jobs created in the manufacturing sector, 16,199 jobs in services, with an additional 2,235 jobs in other sectors. In 2012 there were 15,384 jobs created in manufacturing, 17,018 in services and 2,763 jobs created in other sectors. Finally, in 2013 there were 16,548 jobs created in manufacturing, 17,404 in services, and 3,460 jobs created in other sectors.

Turning to netjobs created, i.e. gross gains minus gross losses, and breaking the figures out by sector, as requested, in 2014 there were +5,504 net jobs created in manufacturing, +9,488 in services and +656 net jobs created in other sectors. The corresponding data for 2011 were +473 net jobs created in manufacturing, +6,204 net jobs created in services, and a total of -406 net job losses in other sectors. In 2012 there were +2,151 net jobs created in manufacturing, +6,218 net jobs created in services and +484 net jobs created in other sectors. Finally, in 2013 there were +4,297 net jobs created in manufacturing, +8,961 net jobs created in services, and +1,078 net jobs created in other sectors.

The total number of persons employed by agency-assisted client companies in 2014 (in both permanent and temporary contracts) amounts to 362,415, with 193,072 engaged in the manufacturing sector, 141,011 in services, and an additional 28,332 in other sectors. This is up from a total of 323,654 persons employed in 2011, of whom 181,138 were engaged in manufacturing, 116,351 in services and a further 26,165 in other sectors.