Vol. 491 No. 1
12 Mr. G. Reynolds asked the Taoiseach the number of people employed in the public sector, Civil Service, self-employed, employed in multinational companies and in the private sector in each of the years 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 1996 and 1997. [11047/98]
The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available back to 1980, as some of the relevant statistical series were only introduced during the course of the 1980s. I propose to circulate in the Official Report two tables showing the relevant details from 1983 onwards.
Table 1: Mid-April Employment Estimates and Private Sector Employment
|
Persons (Thousands) |
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|
1983 |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
|
|
A. Total at work |
1,125 |
1,074 |
1,134 |
1,248 |
1,297 |
1,338 |
|
of which: self-employed including employers |
236 |
228 |
256 |
262 |
259 |
264 |
|
B. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing |
189 |
169 |
169 |
143 |
138 |
134 |
|
C. Non-Agricultural Employment (A minus B) |
936 |
905 |
965 |
1,105 |
1,159 |
1,204 |
|
D. State-sponsored employment schemes |
n.a. |
n.a. |
16 |
41 |
40 |
41 |
|
E. Non-agricultural employment (excluding schemes) (C minus D) |
936 |
905 |
949 |
1,064 |
1,119 |
1,163 |
|
F. Public Sector Employment* |
311 |
303 |
287 |
294 |
301 |
297 |
|
of which: Civil Service† |
33 |
31 |
29 |
31 |
32 |
32 |
|
G. Private Sector Employment (E minus F) |
625(e) |
602(e) |
662 |
770 |
818 |
866 |
n.a. = not available
* Date on public sector numbers for 1983 and 1985 not directly comparable with later years.
† Civil Service numbers for 1983 exclude staff of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs subsequently transferred to An Post and An Bord Telecom.
(e) = estimate.
Table 2: Employment in Foreign-Owned Industrial Companies, 1983, 1985, 1990 and 1995
|
Year |
Persons (Thousands) |
|
1983 |
77 |
|
1985 |
76 |
|
1990 |
88 |
|
1995 |
104 |
