Seamus Kirk
Question:101 Mr. Kirk asked the Taoiseach the estimated number of jobs in the industrial sector; and the number of jobs in the services sector created in County Louth in each of the past three years. [20256/99]
Written Answers. - Job Creation.
The quarterly national household survey prior to 1998 the Labour Force Survey gives information on the numbers of persons at work in different sectors but only at the regional level and not at county level. The numbers of persons at work in the industrial and ser vices sectors in recent years in the Border region are as follows:
Number of Persons at work in the Border Regions
(thousands)
|
Year |
Industry Sector |
Services Sector |
|
1995 |
36.6 |
70.1 |
|
1996 |
36.0 |
69.1 |
|
1997 |
39.8 |
69.8 |
|
1998 (2nd quarter) |
35.9 |
75.0 |
|
1999 (2nd quarter) |
38.1 |
81.1 |
The Border region consists of Counties Louth, Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan and Sligo.
Information at county level is available from the censuses of population the most recent of which were held in 1991 and 1996. The information for County Louth is as follows.
Number of Persons at Work in County Louth (thousands)
|
Year |
Industry Sector |
Services Sector |
|
1991 |
7.9 |
13.6 |
|
1996 |
9.4 |
15.9 |
County information is available annually from the Census of Industry Production which covers industrial firms with three or more persons engaged. The numbers of persons engaged in industry in County Louth for the three most recent years for which results are available are as follows.
Number of Persons engaged in Industry
in County Louth (thousands)
|
1995 |
9.1 |
|
1996 |
8.9 |
|
1997 |
9.4 |
Annual employment estimates are not compiled at county level for the services sector. No information is available on the gross number of jobs created from CSO sources.