Written answers
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Department of An Taoiseach
Employment Data
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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131. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons who are classified as self-employed by sector in each year since 2015; and the number of employees who are classified as employed in the same sectors, in tabular form. [18363/21]
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household survey which provides quarterly statistics on employment and unemployment and is the official source of labour market estimates in the State. The primary classification used for the LFS results is the ILO (International Labour Organisation) labour force classification.
In line with EU requirements the LFS collects sector of employment data according to the standard EU classification (NACE Rev. 2).
The most recent annual figures available from the LFS are for 2020.
Table 1 below shows the number of self-employed persons aged 15 years and over classified by NACE Rev.2 sector for the years 2015 – 2020 - (Annual Average).
Table 2 below shows the number of employees aged 15 years and over classified by NACE Rev. 2 sector for the years 2015 – 2020 - (Annual Average).
Table 1 Self employed persons aged 15 years and over classified by Nace Rev.2 Economic Sector 2015 - 2020 (Annual Average)
| - | Nace Rev.2 Economic Sectors | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | ||
| A | Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 76.6 | 76.6 | 75.5 | 73.9 | 70.3 | 69.1 |
| B-F | Total Industry | 59.1 | 60.9 | 62.9 | 66.1 | 63.7 | 58.8 |
| B-E | Industry | 20.3 | 21.9 | 20.4 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 18.1 |
| F | Construction | 38.8 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 47.4 | 45.7 | 40.7 |
| G-U | Total Services | 186.7 | 190.9 | 186.0 | 186.0 | 188.6 | 191.5 |
| G | Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 35.4 | 32.6 | 31.0 | 30.7 | 32.0 | 29.8 |
| H | Transportation and storage | 21.5 | 21.5 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 18.6 |
| I | Accommodation and food service activities | 14.5 | 15.0 | 11.9 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 14.9 |
| J | Information and communication | 12.4 | 13.9 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 |
| K-L | Financial, insurance and real estate activities | 9.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 11.3 |
| M | Professional, scientific and technical activities | 34.9 | 34.1 | 33.7 | 33.9 | 32.8 | 34.0 |
| N | Administrative and support service activities | 9.0 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
| O | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | [1.0] | 1.6 | [1.0] | [1.0] | [0.9] | * |
| P | Education | 7.2 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.3 |
| Q | Human health and social work activities | 14.3 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 13.9 | 18.1 |
| R-U | Other NACE activities | 27.3 | 30.4 | 28.3 | 26.9 | 30.0 | 25.6 |
| Not Stated | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Total Persons | 323.1 | 329.0 | 325.1 | 326.7 | 322.9 | 319.6 |
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), Central Statistics Office, Ireland.
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.
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 sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.
Reference period: Annual Average (January to December)
Table 2 Employees aged 15 years and over classified by Nace Rev.2 Economic Sector from 2015 - 2020 (Annual Average)
| - | Nace Rev.2 Economic Sectors | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | ||
| A | Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 26.2 | 27.3 | 27.8 | 26.7 | 26.5 | 26.0 |
| B-F | Total Industry | 310.4 | 331.4 | 347.2 | 356.2 | 369.6 | 371.0 |
| B-E | Industry | 241.4 | 252.6 | 262.0 | 260.6 | 268.9 | 275.0 |
| F | Construction | 69.0 | 78.8 | 85.3 | 95.6 | 100.7 | 95.9 |
| G-U | Total Services | 1,376.0 | 1,421.2 | 1,473.3 | 1,528.3 | 1,585.9 | 1,560.1 |
| G | Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 254.3 | 262.7 | 270.6 | 269.1 | 270.1 | 272.9 |
| H | Transportation and storage | 67.1 | 71.2 | 72.8 | 79.0 | 86.7 | 83.3 |
| I | Accommodation and food service activities | 132.5 | 140.2 | 150.8 | 160.5 | 162.1 | 129.5 |
| J | Information and communication | 89.2 | 94.2 | 100.1 | 103.3 | 110.0 | 117.8 |
| K-L | Financial, insurance and real estate activities | 96.3 | 100.4 | 99.2 | 97.6 | 105.2 | 113.4 |
| M | Professional, scientific and technical activities | 94.0 | 98.4 | 98.9 | 102.3 | 104.9 | 110.0 |
| N | Administrative and support service activities | 71.2 | 73.6 | 80.2 | 91.0 | 95.7 | 80.1 |
| O | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 91.5 | 92.2 | 96.4 | 104.2 | 112.5 | 118.3 |
| P | Education | 141.9 | 144.4 | 152.4 | 162.8 | 174.9 | 183.5 |
| Q | Human health and social work activities | 252.9 | 257.0 | 263.2 | 266.6 | 275.7 | 272.3 |
| R-U | Other NACE activities | 85.1 | 86.9 | 88.8 | 91.9 | 88.3 | 78.9 |
| Not Stated | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 3.9 | |
| Total Persons | 1,718.2 | 1,786.1 | 1,855.2 | 1,918.4 | 1,988.0 | 1,961.0 |
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: Annual Average (January - December).
Note: A new Labour Force Survey (LFS) replaced the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) in Q3 2017 and, as a result, care should be taken when from before and after this period. Please see background notes of the LFS release for additional information.
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