The Census of Population 2006 provides the most recent available data on the number of people in the labour force broken down by county and the number of persons aged under 25 years in the labour force broken down by gender in each county. This information is contained in Table 1 below.
The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of regular labour force estimates. It provides estimates at State and regional levels but does not provide data for counties or smaller areas. The requested data at NUTS 3 regional level from QNHS, Quarter 2 2009 are presented in Table 2.
Table 1: Persons in the labour force by age group, gender and County, Census 2006
County
|
Total population in labour force
|
Under 25 years in labour force
|
|
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Carlow
|
24,337
|
2,231
|
1,586
|
3,817
|
Dublin of which
|
629,001
|
48,859
|
44,398
|
93,257
|
Dublin City
|
274,310
|
22,893
|
21,616
|
44,509
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
|
92,836
|
5,157
|
4,876
|
10,033
|
Fingal
|
130,816
|
9,426
|
8,362
|
17,788
|
South Dublin
|
131,039
|
11,383
|
9,544
|
20,927
|
Kildare
|
97,719
|
7,632
|
6,152
|
13,784
|
Kilkenny
|
43,042
|
3,284
|
2,281
|
5,565
|
Laoighis
|
32,643
|
2,747
|
2,074
|
4,821
|
Longford
|
16,400
|
1,348
|
981
|
2,329
|
Louth
|
54,140
|
4,450
|
3,508
|
7,958
|
Meath
|
83,920
|
6,302
|
4,862
|
11,164
|
Offaly
|
34,134
|
3,003
|
2,204
|
5,207
|
Westmeath
|
38,649
|
3,174
|
2,387
|
5,561
|
Wexford
|
61,782
|
5,282
|
3,721
|
9,003
|
Wicklow
|
62,369
|
4,550
|
3,527
|
8,077
|
Clare
|
54,775
|
3,899
|
2,792
|
6,691
|
Cork of which
|
232,873
|
17,393
|
13,904
|
31,297
|
Cork City
|
55,296
|
5,280
|
4,847
|
10,127
|
Cork County
|
177,577
|
12,113
|
9,057
|
21,170
|
Kerry
|
66,576
|
4,812
|
3,508
|
8,320
|
Limerick of which
|
88,566
|
7,545
|
5,847
|
13,392
|
Limerick City
|
24,482
|
2,475
|
2,163
|
4,638
|
Limerick County
|
64,084
|
5,070
|
3,684
|
8,754
|
North Tipperary
|
31,733
|
2,519
|
1,663
|
4,182
|
South Tipperary
|
39,174
|
3,343
|
2,291
|
5,634
|
Waterford of which
|
51,424
|
4,032
|
2,994
|
7,026
|
Waterford City
|
22,176
|
2,016
|
1,623
|
3,639
|
Waterford County
|
29,248
|
2,016
|
1,371
|
3,387
|
Galway of which
|
114,403
|
9,132
|
7,040
|
16,172
|
Galway City
|
37,883
|
3,626
|
3,498
|
7,124
|
Galway County
|
76,520
|
5,506
|
3,542
|
9,048
|
Leitrim
|
13,781
|
1,055
|
647
|
1,702
|
Mayo
|
57,517
|
4,344
|
2,904
|
7,248
|
Roscommon
|
27,556
|
2,009
|
1,284
|
3,293
|
Sligo
|
29,545
|
2,165
|
1,592
|
3,757
|
Cavan
|
30,840
|
2,647
|
1,706
|
4,353
|
Donegal
|
65,092
|
5,729
|
3,917
|
9,646
|
Monaghan
|
27,507
|
2,442
|
1,522
|
3,964
|
State
|
2,109,498
|
165,928
|
131,292
|
297,220
|
Table 2: Persons in the labour force by gender, Q2 2009
|
In Labour Force ’000
|
Q2 2009
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Border
|
128.8
|
95.7
|
224.6
|
Midland
|
74.4
|
52.6
|
127.0
|
West
|
125.2
|
97.3
|
222.5
|
Dublin
|
341.5
|
284.8
|
626.3
|
Mid-East
|
151.8
|
112.9
|
264.7
|
Mid-West
|
102.7
|
77.5
|
180.2
|
South-East
|
136.3
|
102.3
|
238.6
|
South-West
|
178.0
|
141.1
|
319.1
|
State
|
1,238.9
|
964.2
|
2,203.1
|
Table 3: Persons aged 15-24 in the labour force by gender, Q2 2009
Q2 2009
Aged 15-24
|
In Labour Force ’000
|
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Border
|
16.9
|
13.2
|
30.1
|
Midland
|
9.2
|
7.8
|
17.0
|
West
|
14.6
|
15.5
|
30.1
|
Dublin
|
39.4
|
41.8
|
81.2
|
Mid-East
|
15.7
|
14.9
|
30.5
|
Mid-West
|
12.5
|
10.9
|
23.3
|
South-East
|
18.2
|
16.1
|
34.3
|
South-West
|
20.0
|
19.4
|
39.4
|
State
|
146.5
|
139.5
|
286.0
|
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 Q1=Jan-Mar, Q2=Apr-Jun, Q3=Jul–Sep, Q4=Oct-Dec.
Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.