Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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128. To ask the Taoiseach the total number of persons currently employed in the manufacturing sector throughout the country. [62300/22]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of employment estimates in the State.

The LFS sectoral employment figures are based on the EU NACE Rev. 2 classification.

In Q3 2022 291,300 persons were employed in NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector C Manufacturing.

Table 1 below shows the number of persons aged 15 - 89 years in employment (ILO) in NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector C Manufacturing the third quarter 2012 – 2022.

Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), Central Statistics Office, Ireland.

Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.

Data may be subject to future revision.

Reference period: q3=July- September.