Austin Deasy
Question:75 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach if figures are available for the number of people employed in jobs which involve manual labour. [15100/00]
Written Answers. - Occupation Statistics.
The latest statistics on occupations available are taken from the 1997 labour force survey. The following table sets out the number of persons in employment, according to the ILO definition, classified by occupation. More recent statistics on occupations will be included by the CSO in its quarterly national household survey results for quarter one of 2000, which will be issued by the CSO on Wednesday, 7 June.
Persons in employment (ILO) classified by occupation and sex, Labour Force Survey 1997.
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Occupation |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
Thousand |
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Farmers |
97.9 |
7.5 |
105.4 |
|
|
Other agricultural workers, forestry workers and fishermen |
33.0 |
8.8 |
41.7 |
|
|
Producers, makers and repairers of which: |
242.1 |
53.5 |
295.6 |
|
|
Electrical and electronic workers |
45.2 |
15.3 |
60.5 |
|
|
Engineering and related trades workers |
60.8 |
3.4 |
64.2 |
|
|
Woodworkers |
27.0 |
0.8 |
27.8 |
|
|
Leather, leather substitute, textile and clothing workers |
7.1 |
11.0 |
18.1 |
|
|
Food, beverage and tobacco workers |
17.0 |
5,7 |
22,7 |
|
|
Paper and printing workers |
8.4 |
3.1 |
11.5 |
|
|
Workers in other products, including mining, quarrying and turf |
18.4 |
9.2 |
27.6 |
|
|
Building and construction workers |
46.0 |
1.3 |
47.3 |
|
|
Foremen and supervisors of manual workers |
12.4 |
3.6 |
16.0 |
|
|
Labourers and unskilled workers (nes) |
38.5 |
1.8 |
40.3 |
|
|
Transport and communication workers |
60.6 |
5.0 |
65.6 |
|
|
Warehouse staff, storekeepers, packers and bottlers |
18.5 |
5.8 |
24.3 |
|
|
Clerical workers |
32.8 |
131.5 |
164.3 |
|
|
Proprietors and managers |
34.8 |
13.7 |
48.6 |
|
|
Shop assistants and bar staff |
31.5 |
57.3 |
88.8 |
|
|
Other commercial workers |
23.6 |
7.0 |
30.6 |
|
|
Professional and technical workers |
110.4 |
125.7 |
236.1 |
|
|
Service workers |
57.9 |
102.0 |
160.0 |
|
|
Administrative, executive and managerial workers |
49.1 |
18.5 |
67.6 |
|
|
Others, including not stated |
9.6 |
1.4 |
11.0 |
|
|
Total |
840.3 |
539.7 |
1,379.9 |