Bernard Durkan
Ceist:65. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the number of new jobs created here in each of the past two years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17071/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 18 April 2018
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Freagraí scríofa
The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available.
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of labour force (ILO) in the State. This survey replaced the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) from Q3 2017. The most recent figures available are for Q4 2017.
The LFS does not record whether a job is newly created. Instead the LFS records the overall stock of persons employed at given points in time. The annual changes which are calculated using these stock figures depend both on the number of jobs lost and jobs created over the period in question.
The data prior to Q3 2017 includes adjustments to the historic QNHS data series to take account of revisions to population estimates arising from the 2016 Census of Population. In addition, adjustments have been made to this historic data to enable comparability with the new LFS for key headline indicators – ILO employment status, NACE Rev2 Industrial classification, age and gender.
However as a result of changes to the questionnaire, the interview mode, the introduction of a new sample, data processing changes and other methodological enhancements there are changes in the levels of some series outside of these key indicators from Q3 2017 onwards. As a consequence, the series before and after the introduction of the new survey may not be directly comparable and this should be noted when examining annual and quarterly changes.
The table below shows the number of persons aged 15 years and over in employment in Q4 2015 - 2017 and the annual change in the years to Q4 2016 and Q4 2017.
Persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) Q4 2015 - 2017 and annual changes to Q4 2016 and Q4 2017
'000
|
Q4 15 |
Q4 16 |
Q4 17 |
|
|
In employment |
2,085.0 |
2,164.2 |
2,231.0 |
|
Annual change to Q4 2016 and Q4 2017 |
n/a |
79.2 |
66.8 |
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), Central Statistics Office, Ireland.
n/a - Not applicable.
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: q4=Oct-Dec.
Note: A new Labour Force Survey (LFS) replaced the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) in Q3 2017 and, as a result, care should be taken when comparing data from before and after this period. Please see background notes of the LFS release for additional information.