Written answers
Tuesday, 11 July 2017
Department of An Taoiseach
National Minimum Wage
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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72. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons on a wage at or below the minimum wage by gender and age; and the percentage this represents of the overall workforce. [32531/17]
Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment (ILO) in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q1 2017 when the proportion of employees aged 15 years and over reporting earning the National Minimum Wage or less in the State was 7.8% (122,800).
Tables 1 and 2 below show the total number of employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over reporting earning the National Minimum Wage or less classified by gender and age group and share of selected employees in Q1 2017.
Table 1 Employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over classified by gender and National Minimum Wage (NMW) earnings status
'000
| '000 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gender | National Minimum Wage earnings status | Q1 17 |
| Male | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 53.9 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 727.1 | |
| Not stated | 76.0 | |
| Total | 856.9 | |
| Share of male employees aged 15 years and over reporting earning NMW or less (%)1 | 6.9 | |
| Female | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 69.0 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 726.1 | |
| Not stated | 69.1 | |
| Total | 864.3 | |
| Share of female employees aged 15 years and over reporting earning NMW or less (%)1 | 8.7 | |
| All employees | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 122.8 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 1,453.2 | |
| Not stated | 145.1 | |
| Total | 1,721.2 | |
| Share of all employees aged 15 years and over reporting earning NMW or less (%)1 | 7.8 |
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=Jan-Mar.
1Note: Denominator excludes employees whose National Minimum Wage status was Not stated.
Table 2 Employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over classified by age group and National Minimum Wage (NMW) earnings status
'000
| Age group | National Minimum Wage earnings status | Q1 17 |
|---|---|---|
| 15-19 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 16.9 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 10.6 | |
| Not stated | 5.9 | |
| Total | 33.3 | |
| Share of employees aged 15-19 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1 | 61.7 | |
| 20-24 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 27.9 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 74.0 | |
| Not stated | 20.0 | |
| Total | 122.0 | |
| Share of employees aged 20-24 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1 | 27.4 | |
| 25-34 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 34.6 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 364.4 | |
| Not stated | 41.1 | |
| Total | 440.0 | |
| Share of employees aged 25-34 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1 | 8.7 | |
| 35-44 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 22.5 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 449.2 | |
| Not stated | 32.1 | |
| Total | 503.8 | |
| Share of employees aged 35-44 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1 | 4.8 | |
| 45-54 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 12.1 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 340.1 | |
| Not stated | 26.1 | |
| Total | 378.2 | |
| Share of employees aged 45-54 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1 | 3.4 | |
| 55-59 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | [4.3] |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 123.5 | |
| Not stated | 9.8 | |
| Total | 137.6 | |
| Share of employees aged 55-59 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1 | [3.4] | |
| 60-64 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | * |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 71.9 | |
| Not stated | 7.4 | |
| Total | 82.4 | |
| Share of employees aged 60-64 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1 | * | |
| 65+ years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | * |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 19.6 | |
| Not stated | [2.8] | |
| Total | 23.9 | |
| Share of employees aged 65+ years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1 | * | |
| All employees | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 122.8 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 1,453.2 | |
| Not stated | 145.1 | |
| Total | 1,721.2 | |
| Share of all employees aged 15 years and over reporting earning NMW or less (%)1 | 7.8 |
*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.
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=Jan-Mar.
1Note: Denominator excludes employees whose National Minimum Wage status was Not stated.
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