Quarterly National Household Survey Quarter 4 2009
Employment falls by 8.1% in the year
There were 1,887,700 persons in employment in the fourth quarter of 2009, an annual decrease of 166,900 or 8.1%. This compares with an annual decrease in employment of 8.8% in the previous quarter and a decline of 3.9% in the year to the fourth quarter of 2008.
There was an annual decrease of 127,200 or 11.1% in the number of men in employment, while the number of women in employment decreased by 39,600 or 4.3%.
| Main Results Q4 2009 |
Persons
|
Change in Quarter
|
Change in Year
|
| Employment |
1,887,700
|
-34,700
|
-166,900
|
| Unemployment |
267,400
|
-12,400
|
+97,700
|
| Labour Force |
2,155,200
|
-41,700
|
-69,100
|
Employment fell on an annual basis in 9 of the 14 economic sectors. The largest decline in employment was recorded in the Construction sector where the numbers employed fell by 79,600 (-36.8%) over the year. The next largest annual decrease in employment was recorded in the Industry sector where the numbers employed fell by 29,800 (-10.8%).
Number of unemployed increases to more than 267,000
There were 189,100 males and 78,400 females unemployed in the fourth quarter of 2009, bringing the total number of unemployed up to 267,400, an increase of 97,700 (+57.6%) in the year. The number of unemployed males increased by 72,000 (+61.5%), with female unemployment increasing by 25,800 (+49.0%).
On a seasonally adjusted basis the number of persons unemployed increased by 10,100 between Q3 2009 and Q4 2009.
For further information contact
Brian Ring on 021 453 5747 or Martina O'Callaghan on 021 453 5491
Fax 021 453 5492
E-mail labour@cso.ie
24 March 2010
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