Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 January 2010
158 Deputy George Lee asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged under 25 years in the labour force broken down by region and gender for the third quarter of 2007 and the third quarter of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3576/10]
View answer159 Deputy George Lee asked the Taoiseach the labour force broken down by region and gender for the third quarter of 2007 and for the third quarter of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3577/10]
View answer160 Deputy George Lee asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged over 25 years in the labour force broken down by region and gender for the third quarter of 2007 and for the third quarter of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3578/10]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 158 to 160, inclusive, together.
The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates relating to the labour force. The data requested by the Deputy are presented in the tables below in respect of the third quarters of 2007 and 2009.
|
In Labour Force ‘000 |
In Labour Force ‘000 |
In Labour Force ‘000 |
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|
Q3 2007 |
Males under 25 |
Females under 25 |
Total under 25 |
Males over 25 |
Females over 25 |
Total over 25 |
Total Males |
Total Females |
Total Persons |
|
Border |
21.9 |
18.5 |
40.3 |
115.8 |
80.4 |
196.3 |
137.7 |
98.9 |
236.6 |
|
Midland |
12.7 |
9.3 |
22.1 |
65.7 |
44.1 |
109.8 |
78.4 |
53.4 |
131.9 |
|
West |
19.3 |
17.6 |
36.9 |
106.7 |
72.3 |
179.0 |
126.0 |
89.9 |
215.9 |
|
Dublin |
57.4 |
53.4 |
110.8 |
304.0 |
241.8 |
545.8 |
361.4 |
295.2 |
656.6 |
|
Mid-East |
22.2 |
19.6 |
41.8 |
131.4 |
94.5 |
225.9 |
153.6 |
114.1 |
267.7 |
|
Mid-West |
16.1 |
13.4 |
29.5 |
90.7 |
62.3 |
153 |
106.8 |
75.7 |
182.5 |
|
South-East |
21.0 |
17.0 |
38.0 |
117.5 |
81.6 |
199.1 |
138.5 |
98.6 |
237.1 |
|
South-West |
26.7 |
24.7 |
51.4 |
158.9 |
114.5 |
273.4 |
185.7 |
139.2 |
324.9 |
|
State |
197.3 |
173.5 |
370.8 |
1,090.8 |
791.5 |
1,882.3 |
1,288.1 |
965.0 |
2,253.1 |
|
In Labour Force ‘000 |
In Labour Force ‘000 |
In Labour Force ‘000 |
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|
Q3 2009 |
Males under 25 |
Females under 25 |
Total under 25 |
Males over 25 |
Females over 25 |
Total over 25 |
Total Males |
Total Females |
Total Persons |
|
Border |
17.7 |
13.0 |
30.7 |
113.3 |
84.7 |
198.0 |
131.0 |
97.7 |
228.7 |
|
Midland |
8.8 |
7.5 |
16.3 |
66.1 |
46.3 |
112.5 |
75.0 |
53.9 |
128.8 |
|
West |
13.1 |
15.7 |
28.9 |
108.2 |
82.3 |
190.6 |
121.4 |
98.1 |
219.4 |
|
Dublin |
36.9 |
41.3 |
78.2 |
299.7 |
244.0 |
543.7 |
336.7 |
285.2 |
621.9 |
|
Mid-East |
16.0 |
14.9 |
30.9 |
136.6 |
99.1 |
235.7 |
152.6 |
114.0 |
266.5 |
|
Mid-West |
13.0 |
10.0 |
23.0 |
88.7 |
66.5 |
155.2 |
101.7 |
76.5 |
178.2 |
|
South-East |
18.5 |
15.7 |
34.2 |
116.5 |
87.9 |
204.4 |
135.0 |
103.6 |
238.6 |
|
South-West |
20.8 |
20.0 |
40.9 |
157.9 |
121.3 |
279.2 |
178.8 |
141.3 |
320.1 |
|
State |
144.9 |
138.2 |
283.1 |
1,087.1 |
832.1 |
1,919.2 |
1,232.0 |
970.3 |
2,202.3 |
Data may be subject to future revision.
Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.
Reference period: q1=Jan-Mar, q2=Apr-Jun, q3=Jul-Sep, q4=Oct-Dec.
Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.
