Employment Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2015

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

Questions (118)

Robert Troy

Question:

118. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach the number of employed persons on a national basis. [29645/15]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach

The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q2 2015.

The estimated number of persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) in that quarter was 1,958,700.