asked the Minister for Labour the number of redundancies notified to his Department in the industrial sectors in 1987 and for the first quarter of 1988.
Written Answers. - Redundancies in Industrial Sector.
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The number of redundancies notified to my Department during 1987 and for the first quarter of 1988 were as follows:
|
Industrial Group |
1987 |
1988 |
|
Extraction Industry (Chemical Products) |
2,219 |
654 |
|
Metal Manufacturing and Engineering |
2,929 |
896 |
|
Other Manufacturing (Food, Drink, Tobacco, Textiles, Leather Footwear, Timber, Paper and Miscellaneous) |
6,097 |
1,469 |
|
Total Manufacturing |
11,245 |
3,019 |
|
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
422 |
67 |
|
Energy and Water |
312 |
53 |
|
Building and Civil Engineering |
3,229 |
525 |
|
Distributive Trades |
5,158 |
1,102 |
|
Transport and Communications |
859 |
561 |
|
Banking, Finance and Insurance |
1,006 |
357 |
|
Other Services |
1,859 |
1,717 |
|
Total Services |
12,845 |
4,382 |
|
Grand Total |
24,090 |
7,401 |