asked the Taoiseach the number employed in the building industry each year since 1948-49.
Written Answers. - Building Industry Employment.
126.
The following statement gives the particulars requested by the Deputy for those years for which data are available.
Estimated total number of persons at work in the building and construction industry at mid-April 1948 to 1970.
|
Year |
Number at work (mid-April) thousand |
|
1948 |
74 |
|
1949 |
78 |
|
1950 |
84 |
|
1951* |
85.9 |
|
1952 |
82 |
|
1953 |
77 |
|
1954 |
79 |
|
1955 |
74 |
|
1956 |
71 |
|
1957 |
59 |
|
1958 |
56 |
|
1959 |
56 |
|
1960 |
57 |
|
1961* |
59.6 |
|
1962 |
65 |
|
1963 |
70 |
|
1964 |
75 |
|
1965 |
77 |
|
1966* |
74.1 |
|
1967 |
74 |
|
1968 |
76 |
|
1969 |
79 |
|
1970 |
74 |
*All data given above are estimates except for the Census of Population years 1951, 1961, and 1966.