(South Tipperary) asked the Taoiseach the total number of people at work at the latest available date of 1966; and the total number of people at work for the corresponding period of each year from 1956 onwards, showing the distribution as between agricultural and industrial employment.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Persons at Work.
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An estimate is made of the total number of persons at work in respect of the month of April each year, but such estimates are not available until early the following year because of the fact that the returns on which these estimates are based take a considerable time to collect. The latest estimate available is in respect of April, 1965.
With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the information requested for each year 1956 to 1965. The estimates for the years 1962 to 1965 will be revised when relevant data become available from the 1966 Census of Population.
Following is the statement:—
ESTIMATED Total Number of Persons at Work in Main Branches of Economic Activity in April, 1956 to 1965.
|
Branch of Economic Activity |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 |
|
Thousand |
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|
Mining, Quarrying and turf production. |
11 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9.6 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
|
Manufacturing industries. |
175 |
168 |
168 |
169 |
172 |
179.4 |
185 |
189 |
194 |
195 |
|
Building and construction. |
71 |
59 |
56 |
56 |
57 |
59.6 |
64 |
68 |
72 |
75 |
|
Electricity, gas and water |
12 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10.2 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
|
Commerce, insurance and finance. |
158 |
157 |
156 |
156 |
157 |
157.4 |
157 |
159 |
160 |
160 |
|
Transport, communication and storage. |
57 |
57 |
55 |
55 |
54 |
54.2 |
55 |
54 |
54 |
56 |
|
Public administration and defence. |
41 |
41 |
40 |
41 |
41 |
40.6 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
|
Other non- agricultural economic activity. |
170 |
168 |
167 |
166 |
165 |
162.8 |
164 |
163 |
163 |
164 |
|
Non-agricultural economic activity. |
695 |
670 |
661 |
662 |
665 |
673.8 |
685 |
694 |
705 |
712 |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing. |
430 |
414 |
407 |
398 |
390 |
378.7 |
370 |
362 |
352 |
338 |
|
Total at Work |
1,125 |
1,084 |
1,068 |
1,060 |
1,055 |
1,052.5 |
1,055 |
1,056 |
1,057 |
1,050 |
Is it not true there are roughly 70,000 fewer people at work now as compared with 1956?
I do not think that is so. The population has, of course, increased.
If that is so, then there should be more people at work.
The Deputy was very worried about the 97,000 unemployed
We were worried about "Let Lemass Lead On". It is true there are 70,000 and that the number has increased by 13,000 in the past three months.