Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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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 classification of employment status in LFS results is determined according to ILO (International Labour Organisation) concepts and definitions.

The LFS does not record respondents’ age of retirement. However, the LFS does contain estimates of numbers of retired persons by age as well as population by age– see Table 1.

The LFS does not record the former employment status (self-employed or employee) of retired persons. However, Table 2 contains estimates for numbers of persons employed broken down by age group and employment status from Q1 2022 to Q4 2023.

Estimates for the numbers of persons in employment by ages 64 years + are available in Table 3.

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.

Estimates for number of persons, where there are less than 30 persons in a cell, are too small to be considered reliable. These estimates are presented with an asterisk (*) in the relevant tables. 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. These cells are presented with parentheses []. In the case of rates, these limits apply to the denominator used in generating the rate. In the case of annual changes, both the current year and the preceding year are taken into account when deciding whether the estimate should be suppressed or flagged as having a wider margin of error.

Table 2: Persons in employment (ILO) by employment status and age group, Q1 2022 - Q4 2023

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		2022				2023
		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
	Self-employed with and without employees	47.9	49.6	50.9	44.4	43.7	44.1	47.9	47.2
Age group 55-59 years	Employee or assisting relative	185.9	184.5	183.1	187.7	192.0	192.4	192.5	183.6
	Self-employed with and without employees	39.4	40.7	39.3	41.8	43.8	43.9	44.5	46.6
Age group 60-64 years	Employee or assisting relative	114.2	114.6	122.6	126.8	126.4	130.5	125.7	129.5
	Self-employed with and without employees	24.4	24.3	23.2	26.1	30.1	29.6	28.7	25.5
Age group 65-69 years	Employee or assisting relative	33.6	38.7	36.5	37.7	38.5	38.8	41.1	46.5
	Self-employed with and without employees	28.1	29.1	25.4	24.9	27.1	27.2	28.9	28.1
Age group 70+ years	Employee or assisting relative	16.9	16.3	16.6	14.6	14.3	15.3	17.8	17.6

Source: CSO Labour Force Survey

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 in employment (ILO) 64-89 Q1 2022 - Q4 2023

-	Q1 2022	Q2 2022	Q3 2022	Q4 2022	Q1 2023	Q2 2023	Q3 2023
Age 64 years	24.3	23.1	22.7	24.9	27.2	26.2	27.8
Age 65 years	15.9	16.7	16.5	18.6	21.3	20.3	20.0
Age 66 years	13.0	15.4	15.5	13.9	13.9	15.1	16.7
Age 67 years	12.4	11.3	9.5	12.7	13.0	13.3	15.0
Age 68 years	9.8	12.0	9.4	9.9	12.3	11.1	8.2
Age 69 years	7.0	7.6	8.8	8.7	8.1	8.6	10.0
Age 70+ years	44.9	45.3	42.1	39.6	41.3	42.6	46.7

Source: CSO Labour Force Survey

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.