Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 November 2014
132. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach the number of persons at work in the economy when the Government came to power and the present figure; if these figures include part-time workers and workers in labour activation schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40616/14]
View answerThe Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State.
Participants on the following Activation Programmes would be classified as employed (ILO) in the QNHS.Back to Work Schemes
Back to Work allowance scheme - Employee strand
Back to Work Enterprise allowance scheme - self employed strand
Short-term Enterprise Allowance
Other Activation Programmes
DSP Part-time Job Incentive
TUS - Community Work Placement Initiative (2011)
JobBridge (2011)
Community Employment Schemes
Back to Education courses
Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS)
Back to Education Allowance (BTEA)
Those on Back to Education courses may engage in employment. Depending on their labour force situation they are classified based on the ILO labour force definition used in the QNHS
Table 1 below shows the seasonally adjusted series of persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) from Q1 2011 to Q2 2014. The total increase in employment between Q1 2011 and Q2 2014 was 52,000.
Table 1 Seasonally adjusted series of persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO), Q1 2011 to Q2 2014
'000
|
Q1 11 |
Q2 11 |
Q3 11 |
Q4 11 |
Q1 12 |
Q2 12 |
Q3 12 |
Q4 12 |
Q1 13 |
Q2 13 |
Q3 13 |
Q4 13 |
Q1 14 |
Q2 14 |
|
|
In employment |
1,854.3 |
1,859.2 |
1,837.8 |
1,843.8 |
1,837.6 |
1,836.4 |
1,833.7 |
1,842.3 |
1,858.4 |
1,872.8 |
1,891.0 |
1,900.8 |
1,902.0 |
1,906.3 |
|
of which: |
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|
Full-time |
1,412.4 |
1,421.3 |
1,402.7 |
1,410.3 |
1,406.3 |
1,395.9 |
1,386.4 |
1,394.6 |
1,403.3 |
1,420.2 |
1,438.6 |
1,446.8 |
1,450.6 |
1,455.7 |
|
Part-time |
439.9 |
438.3 |
435.2 |
434.6 |
430.1 |
440.9 |
447.3 |
448.4 |
454.5 |
453.0 |
451.6 |
455.1 |
450.7 |
451.0 |
Reference period: q1=Jan-Mar, q2=Apr-Jun, q3=Jul-Sep, q4=Oct-Dec..
Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.';
Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.';
*To correct for typical seasonal patterns, the series presented in Table 1 have been seasonally adjusted. As a result of the direct seasonal adjustment approach used it should be noted that the sum of any component series may not be equal to seasonally adjusted series to which these components belong, e.g. the seasonally adjusted number of persons in full-time employment and the seasonally adjusted number of persons in part-time employment will not necessarily add up to the total employment on a seasonally adjusted basis.
