Written answers

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Job Creation Data

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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178. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a breakdown on the 90,000 jobs created in the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19629/15]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The Action Plan for Jobs (APJ) contains a target to see an additional 100,000 jobs created by 2016, a target assessed via the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) Quarterly National Household Survey, or QNHS. More specifically, the target is assessed using the seasonally adjusted employment total for the quarter in question. The latest available QNHS data refers to the fourth quarter of 2014, and is available on the CSO’s website, www.cso.ie. A complete breakdown of all QNHS data is available from that source.

In summary, according to the QNHS, the number of people employed in Ireland four years ago, in Q4 2010, was 1,857,300. In Q4 2014, the comparable number was 1,927,600, an increase of 70,300 jobs. In Q1 2012, there were 1,838,400 people employed, indicating that the number of jobs created since the APJ was launched is 89,200. The additional jobs created since the APJ was launched are broken down in the following tables, as of the CSO website on May 18th2015, and questions regarding the data should be directed to the CSO.

000
000
000
-
Q1 2012
Q4 2014
Change
-Males
-In labour force
1,195.5
1,191.3
-4.2
-In employment
980.1
1,046.0
65.9
-of which:Full-time
847.2
907.3
60.1
-Part-time
131.6
138.2
6.6
AAgriculture, forestry and fishing
72.8
93.0
20.2
B-EIndustry
169.3
174.6
5.3
FConstruction
97.9
107.6
9.7
GWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
138.6
140.1
1.5
HTransportation and storage
71.9
72.1
0.2
IAccommodation and food service activities
55.6
64.1
8.5
JInformation and communication
54.6
57.3
2.7
K-LFinancial, insurance and real estate activities
46.9
51.0
4.1
MProfessional, scientific and technical activities
60.5
72.3
11.8
NAdministrative and support service activities
33.8
32.5
-1.3
OPublic administration and defence; compulsory social security
50.8
49.2
-1.6
PEducation
38.7
43.2
4.5
QHuman health and social work activities
45.8
48.0
2.2
R-UOther NACE activities
39.5
41.1
1.6
Unemployed
216.8
141.5
-75.3
Not in labour force
566.9
572.3
5.4
Unemployment rate %
18.1
11.9
-6.2
Participation rate %
67.9
67.5
-0.4
Females
In labour force
967.1
966.0
-1.1
In employment
857.7
882.0
24.3
of which:Full-time
557.3
575.6
18.3
Part-time
299.8
307.4
7.6
AAgriculture, forestry and fishing
9.4
11.9
2.5
B-EIndustry
68.2
66.6
-1.6
FConstruction
6.6
8.0
1.4
GWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
132.5
136.1
3.6
HTransportation and storage
17.9
17.8
-0.1
IAccommodation and food service activities
63.9
74.2
10.3
JInformation and communication
24.8
24.9
0.1
K-LFinancial, insurance and real estate activities
55.3
50.4
-4.9
MProfessional, scientific and technical activities
37.2
44.7
7.5
NAdministrative and support service activities
30.0
32.8
2.8
OPublic administration and defence; compulsory social security
48.8
46.0
-2.8
PEducation
106.0
109.9
3.9
QHuman health and social work activities
196.2
199.3
3.1
R-UOther NACE activities
59.4
58.7
-0.7
Unemployed
109.9
83.7
-26.2
Not in labour force
862.3
871.2
8.9
Unemployment rate %
11.4
8.7
-2.7
Participation rate %
52.9
52.6
-0.3
All persons
In labour force
2,161.6
2,158.2
-3.4
In employment
1,838.4
1,927.6
89.2
of which:Full-time
1,405.9
1,482.7
76.8
Part-time
430.2
445.3
15.1
AAgriculture, forestry and fishing
82.3
105.9
23.6
B-EIndustry
237.3
241.2
3.9
FConstruction
104.2
115.8
11.6
GWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
271.7
275.9
4.2
HTransportation and storage
89.9
90.1
0.2
IAccommodation and food service activities
119.6
138.4
18.8
JInformation and communication
79.3
82.3
3.0
K-LFinancial, insurance and real estate activities
102.0
101.7
-0.3
MProfessional, scientific and technical activities
97.9
116.9
19.0
NAdministrative and support service activities
63.7
65.7
2.0
OPublic administration and defence; compulsory social security
100.0
95.2
-4.8
PEducation
144.8
153.0
8.2
QHuman health and social work activities
241.7
247.9
6.2
R-UOther NACE activities
98.7
99.6
0.9
Unemployed
326.7
225.4
-101.3
Not in labour force
1,428.6
1,442.8
14.2
Unemployment rate %
15.1
10.4
-4.7
Participation rate %
60.2
59.9
-0.3

Source: Central Statistics Office, Ireland.

See StatBank Table QNQ03 and QNQ20

See QNHS Release Background Notes for further detail. The not stated group presented in Table 2a has not been separately seasonally adjusted.

ILO Economic Status/NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector.

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