Written answers
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Department of An Taoiseach
Job Creation
Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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45. To ask the Taoiseach how many new jobs have been created in Cork for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022. [31605/23]
Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available.
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State.
Due to the methodology and sample size of the survey it is not possible to produce reliable county estimates from the LFS.
Regional estimates of employment are produced by NUTS 3 level. NUTS are the geocode standard developed and regulated by Eurostat.
The NUTS 3 South-West region includes counties Cork and Kerry.
The table below shows the number of persons aged 15 – 89 years in employment in the South-West region between Q1 2018 and Q4 2022.
The table shows the overall stock of persons employed at given points in time. It is not possible to determine from the survey whether a job is newly created.
In Q1 2018 there were 314,800 persons aged 15-89 were in employment (based on standard ILO criteria) in the South-West region. In Q4 2022 there 368,800 persons aged 15-89 employed in the South-West. This is an increase of 54,000 persons or 17.2%.
Table 1 Number of employed persons (ILO) aged 15 - 89 years classified by NUTS3 South-West region, Q1 2018 - Q4 2022, 000s
| In Employment: | Q1 18 | Q2 18 | Q3 18 | Q4 18 | Q1 19 | Q2 19 | Q3 19 | Q4 19 | Q1 20 | Q2 20 | Q3 20 | Q4 20 | Q1 21 | Q2 21 | Q3 21 | Q4 21 | Q1 22 | Q2 22 | Q3 22 | Q4 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All persons | 314.8 | 326.7 | 332.7 | 323.6 | 328.5 | 319.9 | 329.2 | 337.9 | 343.6 | 309.0 | 327.2 | 323.8 | 313.0 | 332.2 | 359.3 | 354.1 | 366.1 | 366.6 | 366.3 | 368.8 |
| Male | 172.3 | 177.2 | 179.4 | 173.1 | 173.9 | 171.9 | 178.0 | 183.8 | 184.9 | 168.8 | 178.4 | 174.3 | 169.1 | 182.3 | 193.2 | 190.4 | 192.5 | 196.2 | 192.4 | 195.3 |
| Female | 142.5 | 149.5 | 153.3 | 150.5 | 154.6 | 147.9 | 151.2 | 154.1 | 158.7 | 140.2 | 148.8 | 149.6 | 143.9 | 149.9 | 166.1 | 163.7 | 173.7 | 170.4 | 173.9 | 173.5 |
| All persons | 314.8 | 326.7 | 332.7 | 323.6 | 328.5 | 319.9 | 329.2 | 337.9 | 343.6 | 309.0 | 327.2 | 323.8 | 313.0 | 332.2 | 359.3 | 354.1 | 366.1 | 366.6 | 366.3 | 368.8 |
| Under 25 | 30.2 | 37.9 | 40.6 | 33.9 | 36.4 | 35.5 | 40.9 | 39.6 | 38.5 | 27.5 | 34.2 | 31.8 | 27.0 | 36.6 | 44.2 | 42.8 | 44.1 | 44.4 | 43.0 | 44.0 |
| Over 25 | 284.7 | 288.8 | 292.1 | 289.7 | 292.1 | 284.4 | 288.3 | 298.3 | 305.1 | 281.4 | 293.0 | 292.1 | 286.0 | 295.5 | 315.1 | 311.3 | 322.0 | 322.1 | 323.3 | 324.7 |
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.
Table 2 Number of employed persons (ILO) aged 15 - 89 years classified by NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector and NUTS3 South-West region, Q1 2018 - Q4 2022, 000s
| Economic sector (NACE Rev.2) | Q1 18 | Q2 18 | Q3 18 | Q4 18 | Q1 19 | Q2 19 | Q3 19 | Q4 19 | Q1 20 | Q2 20 | Q3 20 | Q4 20 | Q1 21 | Q2 21 | Q3 21 | Q4 21 | Q1 22 | Q2 22 | Q3 22 | Q4 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing (A) | 18.8 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 22.0 | 19.9 | 16.6 | 19.2 | 20.8 | 18.5 | 18.4 |
| Total Industry (B to F) | 72.6 | 71.8 | 72.4 | 73.4 | 70.4 | 72.3 | 79.9 | 76.5 | 79.5 | 74.6 | 75.5 | 76.1 | 78.1 | 76.4 | 81.7 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.8 | 84.9 | 82.6 |
| Industry (B to E) | 52.1 | 46.9 | 50.6 | 50.5 | 49.3 | 52.1 | 58.6 | 56.8 | 58.7 | 58.1 | 54.9 | 54.4 | 56.4 | 55.8 | 60.4 | 57.9 | 58.0 | 58.7 | 60.6 | 59.0 |
| Construction (F) | 20.5 | 25.0 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 21.1 | 20.2 | 21.4 | 19.7 | 20.8 | 16.5 | 20.5 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 20.6 | 21.3 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 24.3 | 23.6 |
| Total Services (G to U) | 222.0 | 237.0 | 242.9 | 233.2 | 239.9 | 227.9 | 228.8 | 239.9 | 242.9 | 214.0 | 232.1 | 226.7 | 214.5 | 232.9 | 257.0 | 256.1 | 264.9 | 262.4 | 261.1 | 265.4 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (G) | 41.7 | 44.6 | 49.4 | 47.7 | 46.2 | 45.7 | 42.1 | 47.8 | 47.8 | 40.9 | 45.1 | 47.4 | 44.7 | 48.2 | 49.6 | 46.3 | 45.9 | 47.0 | 49.7 | 50.3 |
| Transportation and storage (H) | 9.9 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| Accommodation and food service activities (I) | 24.3 | 27.4 | 28.4 | 25.7 | 29.0 | 29.3 | 27.1 | 30.1 | 31.7 | 21.1 | 26.3 | 21.3 | 14.7 | 18.0 | 29.8 | 28.5 | 32.3 | 30.0 | 25.5 | 29.5 |
| Information and communication (J) | 12.8 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 13.1 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 19.0 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 19.5 |
| Financial, insurance and real estate activities (K,L) | 8.5 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities (M) | 19.9 | 22.2 | 20.8 | 18.2 | 20.3 | 17.6 | 19.2 | 18.5 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 21.2 | 18.6 | 16.3 | 18.0 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 21.2 | 21.7 |
| Administrative and support service activities (N) | 16.7 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 18.4 | 17.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 15.6 | 17.9 | 13.2 | 15.1 | 16.2 | 12.3 | 13.4 |
| Public administration and defence, compulsory social security (O) | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 15.2 |
| Education (P) | 23.5 | 25.3 | 27.2 | 28.9 | 29.2 | 27.0 | 24.5 | 23.5 | 24.8 | 21.5 | 25.0 | 26.3 | 29.0 | 25.5 | 26.4 | 30.7 | 31.5 | 28.9 | 31.3 | 30.2 |
| Human health and social work activities (Q) | 39.0 | 42.6 | 39.9 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 35.8 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 40.7 | 38.2 | 42.0 | 39.1 | 42.2 | 44.2 | 44.6 | 48.8 | 51.7 | 50.5 | 51.8 | 48.0 |
| Other NACE activities (R to U) | 14.7 | 12.6 | 14.3 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 17.3 | 10.3 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 14.5 | 15.3 |
| Total persons | 314.8 | 326.7 | 332.7 | 323.6 | 328.5 | 319.9 | 329.2 | 337.9 | 343.6 | 309.0 | 327.2 | 323.8 | 313.0 | 332.2 | 359.3 | 354.1 | 366.1 | 366.6 | 366.3 | 368.8 |
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: Q1 Jan-Mar,Q2 Apr-Jun,Q3 Jul-Sep,Q4 Oct-Dec.
Table 3 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by Principal Economic Status (PES) 2016 and 2022, Census '000
| All persons at work: | 2016 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Cork City and County | 230,373 | 264,423 |
Source: Census, Central Statistics Office, Ireland.
Data may be subject to future revision.
Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity)
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46. To ask the Taoiseach how many new jobs have been created in Cork for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022. [33642/23]
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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47. To ask the Taoiseach how many new jobs have been created in County Meath in each of the past five years. [33723/23]
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