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Tourism Employment Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2018

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Questions (110, 111)

John Lahart

Question:

110. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach the categories of those employed in tourism directly and indirectly here, in tabular form. [2918/18]

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John Lahart

Question:

111. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach the number of persons employed directly and indirectly in tourism here in each of the years 2011 to 2017, in tabular form. [2920/18]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 and 111 together.

The CSO’s Labour Force Survey (LFS), formerly the QNHS, is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. In line with EU requirements the LFS collects sector of employment data according to the standard EU classification (NACE Rev. 2).

The information requested by the Deputy cannot be specifically identified within this classification as tourism industries and related employment are spread across a number of NACE sectors (primarily wholesale and retail trade, accommodation and food service activities, transportation and storage and arts, entertainment, recreation and other services activities).

The table below shows the number of persons aged 15 and over in employment classified by NACE Rev. 2 Economic Sector for the years 2011 to 2017.

Persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) classified by NACE Rev. 2 Economic Sector, 2011-2017

‘000

Economic sector

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

A Agriculture, forestry and fishing

112.2

113.1

112.1

108.5

111.9

117.0

111.5

B-E Industry

239.1

232.2

244.4

245.6

259.6

273.0

279.2

F Construction

86.8

81.3

86.1

90.8

109.2

119.7

127.8

G Wholesale & retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

276.8

271.3

281.1

283.6

288.8

294.2

300.6

H Transportation & storage

88.5

83.7

80.8

86.2

89.8

92.6

92.9

I Accommodation & food service activities

116.7

123.7

136.3

143.8

148.3

156.0

160.2

J Information & communication

90.9

94.8

96.0

98.5

100.6

104.9

114.3

K-L Financial, insurance and real estate activities

106.4

100.2

101.8

101.4

107.8

108.3

106.8

M Professional, scientific and technical activities

110.1

108.7

116.8

124.9

128.2

128.5

133.8

N Administrative & support service activities

82.5

75.6

70.4

79.3

78.3

89.1

94.0

O Public Administration and defence; compulsory social security

88.6

88.8

86.2

88.6

93.2

97.4

98.9

P Education

138.9

139.3

145.3

147.0

148.4

149.7

157.0

Q Human health and social work activities

256.4

256.8

258.3

262.3

266.7

270.9

280.5

R-U Arts, entertainment, recreation and other services activities

101.8

106.4

109.3

107.8

112.1

119.3

116.9

Not Stated

4.3

*

*

*

7.2

7.1

6.9

Total persons

1,900.1

1,877.8

1,926.2

1,970.2

2,050.1

2,127.7

2,181.2

* Estimates for numbers of persons or averages where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are not produced as estimates are too small to be considered reliable.

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.

Quarter 2 of each year is the reference quarter for annual estimates.

Source: Labour Force Survey, Central Statistics Office.

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