Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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83. To ask the Taoiseach the total number of persons currently employed in the manufacturing sector throughout the country; and the extent to which this number has fluctuated over the past ten years [44576/23]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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84. To ask the Taoiseach the total number of persons currently employed in the services sector throughout the country; and the extent to which this number has fluctuated over the past ten years [44577/23]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 and 84 together.

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of employment estimates in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q2 2023.

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

The table below shows the number of persons aged 15 - 89 years in employment (ILO) in the NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector C (Manufacturing) and Sector G-U (Total Services), Q2 2013 – Q2 2023.

There were 216,100 persons employed in Sector C Manufacturing in Q2 2013. There were 277,800 persons employed in Sector C Manufacturing in Q2 2023. This is an increase of 61,700 persons or 28.6% over the period.

There were 1,479,000 persons employed in Sector G-U Total Services in Q2 2013. There were 2,051,800 persons employed in Sector G-U Total Services in Q2 2023. This is an increase of 572,800 persons or 38.7% over the period.

Number of persons aged 15 - 89 years in employment (ILO) Q2 2013 - 2023'000