asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state the total estimated full-time employment for each of the years 1938-1946, inclusive, as deduced from the net national health insurance contributions income for each year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Full-Time Employment.
The estimated average number of persons (to nearest 100) employed weekly as derived from the net contribution income of the national health insurance fund in each of the years 1938 to 1945 inclusive:—
Year |
Estimated Average Numbers. Employed Weekly. |
1938 |
416,000 |
1939 |
417,200 |
1940 |
406,000 |
1941 |
401,000 |
1942 |
399,100 |
1943 |
397,600 |
1944 |
405,800 |
1945 |
416,900 |
Full particulars on which to make the estimate for 1946 are not yet available. It is, however, known that the estimated numbers employed in 1946, based on the national health insurance net contribution income, will show an appreciable increase over 1945.