Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 10 Oct 1996

Vol. 469 No. 7

Written Answers. - Job Statistics.

Mary O'Rourke

Ceist:

153 Mrs. O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the number of jobs which have been created in the past two years; the number of such jobs which are full-time and part-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18234/96]

Mary O'Rourke

Ceist:

154 Mrs. O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the number of job losses, which have occurred during the past two years; the commercial and industrial areas in which these job losses have occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18235/96]

Minister for Enterprise and Employment (Mrs. O'Rourke):

I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. I am assuming the questions relate to job creation performance within the remit of my Department. The position is as follows:

Permanent Full-Time Manufacturing and Internationally Traded and International Financial Services 1994-95.

	1994	1995
Manufacturing:
Job Gains	18,586	20,320
Job Losses	-13,862	-12,536
Net Change	+4,724	+7,784
International and Financial Services:
Job Gains	3,156	3,866
Job Losses	-1,544	-1,676
Net Change	+1,612	+2,190

Job gains in manufacturing and internationally traded and financial services in 1995 were at the highest level in the ten years 1986-95 at 24,186. This showed an 11.2 per cent increase on the 1994 figure.

Job losses over the same ten year period declined by 30.5 per cent from 20,444 in 1986 to 14,212 in 1995. The 1995 figure represents the lowest level of losses over that ten years.

Net change in overall employment developed from a loss of 3,616 jobs in 1986 to a gain of 6,336 in 1994. Further market improvement was recorded in 1995, when an additional 9,974 net jobs were created — 57.4 per cent above the 1994 level.

Temporary, Part-Time and Short Term Contract Employment

	1993	1994	1995
Employment Total	15,829	20,786	23,952

Employment in this category has grown steadily from 9,622 in 1987 to 23,952 in 1995.

Further information on the sectoral breakdown of the above figures is contained in Forfás's 1995 Employment Survey, a copy of which I am sending separately to the Deputy.