Niall Collins
Question:81. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach the female employment rate, in addition to the corresponding EU average rate, based on latest data at hand. [11033/17]
View answerTuesday, 7 March 2017
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The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment (International Labour Organisation - ILO) in the State. The latest female employment rate (15-64 years) available is for Q4 2016.
The latest corresponding EU 28 female employment rate (15-64 years) available is Q3 2016.
The following table shows the employment rate for females aged 15-64 years (Q3 and Q4 2016) for Ireland and the corresponding EU 28 average female employment rate for Q3 2016.
Employment (ILO) rate of females aged 15-64 years, Q3 and Q4 2016
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Q3 16 % |
Q4 16 % |
|
Female employment rate (Ireland) |
59.8 |
60.1 |
|
Female employment rate (EU 28) |
61.7 |
: |
Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office and Eurostat;
: Not available;
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: Q3=July-September and Q4=October-December.