Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 May 2015
178. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a breakdown on the 90,000 jobs created in the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19629/15]
View answerThe Action Plan for Jobs (APJ) contains a target to see an additional 100,000 jobs created by 2016, a target assessed via the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) Quarterly National Household Survey, or QNHS. More specifically, the target is assessed using the seasonally adjusted employment total for the quarter in question. The latest available QNHS data refers to the fourth quarter of 2014, and is available on the CSO’s website, www.cso.ie. A complete breakdown of all QNHS data is available from that source.
In summary, according to the QNHS, the number of people employed in Ireland four years ago, in Q4 2010, was 1,857,300. In Q4 2014, the comparable number was 1,927,600, an increase of 70,300 jobs. In Q1 2012, there were 1,838,400 people employed, indicating that the number of jobs created since the APJ was launched is 89,200. The additional jobs created since the APJ was launched are broken down in the following tables, as of the CSO website on May 18 2015, and questions regarding the data should be directed to the CSO.
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000 |
000 |
000 |
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Q1 2012 |
Q4 2014 |
Change |
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- |
Males |
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- |
In labour force |
1,195.5 |
1,191.3 |
-4.2 |
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- |
In employment |
980.1 |
1,046.0 |
65.9 |
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- |
of which: |
Full-time |
847.2 |
907.3 |
60.1 |
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- |
Part-time |
131.6 |
138.2 |
6.6 |
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A |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
72.8 |
93.0 |
20.2 |
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B-E |
Industry |
169.3 |
174.6 |
5.3 |
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F |
Construction |
97.9 |
107.6 |
9.7 |
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G |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
138.6 |
140.1 |
1.5 |
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H |
Transportation and storage |
71.9 |
72.1 |
0.2 |
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|
I |
Accommodation and food service activities |
55.6 |
64.1 |
8.5 |
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J |
Information and communication |
54.6 |
57.3 |
2.7 |
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K-L |
Financial, insurance and real estate activities |
46.9 |
51.0 |
4.1 |
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|
M |
Professional, scientific and technical activities |
60.5 |
72.3 |
11.8 |
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|
N |
Administrative and support service activities |
33.8 |
32.5 |
-1.3 |
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|
O |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
50.8 |
49.2 |
-1.6 |
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P |
Education |
38.7 |
43.2 |
4.5 |
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Q |
Human health and social work activities |
45.8 |
48.0 |
2.2 |
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R-U |
Other NACE activities |
39.5 |
41.1 |
1.6 |
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Unemployed |
216.8 |
141.5 |
-75.3 |
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Not in labour force |
566.9 |
572.3 |
5.4 |
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Unemployment rate % |
18.1 |
11.9 |
-6.2 |
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Participation rate % |
67.9 |
67.5 |
-0.4 |
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Females |
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In labour force |
967.1 |
966.0 |
-1.1 |
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In employment |
857.7 |
882.0 |
24.3 |
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of which: |
Full-time |
557.3 |
575.6 |
18.3 |
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Part-time |
299.8 |
307.4 |
7.6 |
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A |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
9.4 |
11.9 |
2.5 |
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B-E |
Industry |
68.2 |
66.6 |
-1.6 |
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F |
Construction |
6.6 |
8.0 |
1.4 |
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G |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
132.5 |
136.1 |
3.6 |
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H |
Transportation and storage |
17.9 |
17.8 |
-0.1 |
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|
I |
Accommodation and food service activities |
63.9 |
74.2 |
10.3 |
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J |
Information and communication |
24.8 |
24.9 |
0.1 |
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|
K-L |
Financial, insurance and real estate activities |
55.3 |
50.4 |
-4.9 |
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|
M |
Professional, scientific and technical activities |
37.2 |
44.7 |
7.5 |
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|
N |
Administrative and support service activities |
30.0 |
32.8 |
2.8 |
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|
O |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
48.8 |
46.0 |
-2.8 |
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P |
Education |
106.0 |
109.9 |
3.9 |
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Q |
Human health and social work activities |
196.2 |
199.3 |
3.1 |
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R-U |
Other NACE activities |
59.4 |
58.7 |
-0.7 |
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Unemployed |
109.9 |
83.7 |
-26.2 |
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Not in labour force |
862.3 |
871.2 |
8.9 |
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Unemployment rate % |
11.4 |
8.7 |
-2.7 |
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Participation rate % |
52.9 |
52.6 |
-0.3 |
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All persons |
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In labour force |
2,161.6 |
2,158.2 |
-3.4 |
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In employment |
1,838.4 |
1,927.6 |
89.2 |
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of which: |
Full-time |
1,405.9 |
1,482.7 |
76.8 |
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Part-time |
430.2 |
445.3 |
15.1 |
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A |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
82.3 |
105.9 |
23.6 |
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B-E |
Industry |
237.3 |
241.2 |
3.9 |
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F |
Construction |
104.2 |
115.8 |
11.6 |
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G |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
271.7 |
275.9 |
4.2 |
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|
H |
Transportation and storage |
89.9 |
90.1 |
0.2 |
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|
I |
Accommodation and food service activities |
119.6 |
138.4 |
18.8 |
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J |
Information and communication |
79.3 |
82.3 |
3.0 |
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|
K-L |
Financial, insurance and real estate activities |
102.0 |
101.7 |
-0.3 |
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|
M |
Professional, scientific and technical activities |
97.9 |
116.9 |
19.0 |
|
|
N |
Administrative and support service activities |
63.7 |
65.7 |
2.0 |
|
|
O |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
100.0 |
95.2 |
-4.8 |
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|
P |
Education |
144.8 |
153.0 |
8.2 |
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|
Q |
Human health and social work activities |
241.7 |
247.9 |
6.2 |
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R-U |
Other NACE activities |
98.7 |
99.6 |
0.9 |
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Unemployed |
326.7 |
225.4 |
-101.3 |
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Not in labour force |
1,428.6 |
1,442.8 |
14.2 |
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Unemployment rate % |
15.1 |
10.4 |
-4.7 |
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Participation rate % |
60.2 |
59.9 |
-0.3 |
Source: Central Statistics Office, Ireland.
See StatBank Table QNQ03 and QNQ20
See QNHS Release Background Notes for further detail. The not stated group presented in Table 2a has not been separately seasonally adjusted.
ILO Economic Status/NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector.
