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Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Department of An Taoiseach

Central Statistics Office Data

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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139. To ask the Taoiseach the Central Statistics Office data for persons aged 15 years of age and over in employment according to hours worked; and the approximate number of workers on zero hour contract arrangements from the latest CSO data available. [29152/17]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, 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.

The most recent figures available are for Q1 2017.

Table 1 shows the number of persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) classified by usual hours worked in Q1 2017.

Table 2 shows the number of employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over classified by permanency of job in Q1 2017.

Table 3 shows the number of employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over not in permanent employment classified by reasons for being in temporary employment in Q1 2017.

Table 4 shows the number of employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over with temporary job/work contract of limited duration as a percentage of total employees (including not stated) in Q1 2017.

Table 1 Persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) classified by usual hours worked'ooo

Q1 17
1-9 hours
36.6
10-19 hours
131.8
20-29 hours
250.9
30-34 hours
106.0
35-39 hours
585.2
40-44 hours
528.4
45 hours & over
235.7
Variable hours
170.5
Total persons
2,045.1
Average hours per week
35.9

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 = January - March,

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.';

Table 2 Employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over classified by permanency of job 'ooo

Q1 17
Person has a permanent job or work contract of unlimited duration
1,579.8
Person has a temporary job/work contract of limited duration
121.1
Not stated
20.3
Total
1,721.2

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 = January - March,

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.';

Table 3 Employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over not in permanent employment classified by reasons for being in temporary employment

'ooo

Q1 17
It is a contract covering a period of training
8.1
Person could not find a permanent job
64.6
Person did not want a permanent job
19.2
It is a contract for a probationary period
*
Not stated
26.5
Total
121.1

Data may be subject to future revision.

* 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;

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 = January - March,

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.';

Table 4 Employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over with temporary job/work contract of limited duration as a percentage of total employees (including not stated)

%

Q1 17
Employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over with temporary job/work contract of limited duration as a percentage of total employees (including not stated)
7.0

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 = January - March,

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.';

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