Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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58. To ask the Taoiseach the number of people employed in the manufacturing and servicing sectors in County Kildare, respectively; and the degree to which this number has fluctuated in the past five years. [43866/24]

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. The most recent figures available are for Q2 2024.

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

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 Mid-East region includes counties Kildare, Louth, Meath and Wicklow.

Table 1 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 2019 – Q2 2024.

There were 32,900 persons employed in Sector C Manufacturing in Q2 2019 in the NUTS 3 Mid-East region. There were 39,700 persons employed in Sector C Manufacturing in Q2 2024. This is an increase of 6,800 persons or 20.7% over the period.

There were 260,900 persons employed in Sector G-U Total Services in Q2 2019 in the NUTS 3 Mid-East region. There were 316,600 persons employed in Sector G-U Total Services in Q2 2024. This is an increase of 55,700 persons or 21.3% over the period.

Table 1 Number of persons aged 15 - 89 years in employment (ILO) In Mid-East region Q2 2019 - 2024

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: q2=Apr-Jun.