Written answers
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
Department of An Taoiseach
Employment Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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132. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons on a wage at or below the minimum wage level by gender and age. [46378/18]
Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of employment (ILO) in the State. This survey replaced the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) from Q3 2017.
The most recent figures available are for Q2 2018 when the number of employees aged 15 years and over reporting earning the National Minimum Wage or less in the State was 141,700 (7.4%).
Tables 1 and 2 below show the total number of employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over classified by National Minimum Wage (NMW) earnings status, gender and age group in Q2 2018.
Table 1 Employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over classified by gender and National Minimum Wage (NMW) earnings status
'000
| Gender | National Minimum Wage earnings status | Q2 18 |
|---|---|---|
| Male | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 63.6 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 810.3 | |
| Not stated | 85.4 | |
| Total | 959.3 | |
| Female | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 78.1 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 803.5 | |
| Not stated | 72.2 | |
| Total | 953.8 | |
| All employees | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 141.7 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 1,613.8 | |
| Not stated | 157.6 | |
| Total | 1,913.1 |
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), Central Statistics Office, Ireland
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: Q2=Apr-Jun.
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 | Q2 18 |
|---|---|---|
| 15-19 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 28.4 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 20.8 | |
| Not stated | 8.4 | |
| Total | 57.7 | |
| 20-24 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 41.4 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 112.2 | |
| Not stated | 24.7 | |
| Total | 178.3 | |
| 25-34 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 31.7 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 400.7 | |
| Not stated | 39.3 | |
| Total | 471.7 | |
| 35-44 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 16.0 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 493.7 | |
| Not stated | 32.7 | |
| Total | 542.4 | |
| 45-54 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 11.4 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 356.1 | |
| Not stated | 29.5 | |
| Total | 397.0 | |
| 55-59 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | [6.5] |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 127.8 | |
| Not stated | 11.1 | |
| Total | 145.5 | |
| 60-64 years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | [4.1] |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 78.9 | |
| Not stated | 8.3 | |
| Total | 91.3 | |
| 65+ years | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | * |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 23.5 | |
| Not stated | [3.5] | |
| Total | 29.3 | |
| All employees | Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less | 141.7 |
| Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage | 1,613.8 | |
| Not stated | 157.6 | |
| Total | 1,913.1 |
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), Central Statistics Office, Ireland
* 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: Q2=Apr-Jun.
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