Taoiseach | Number of persons employed in the services sector

To ask the Taoiseach the total number of persons currently employed in the services sector throughout the country.

REPLY

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of employment estimates in the State.

The LFS sectoral employment figures are based on the EU NACE Rev. 2 classification.

In Q3 2022 1,947,900 persons were employed in NACE Rev.2 Economic Sectors G-U (Total Services).

Table 1 below shows the number of persons aged 15 – 89 years in employment (ILO) classified by NACE Rev.2 Economic Sectors the third quarter 2012 – 2022.  

Table 1 Persons aged 15-89 years in employment (ILO) classified by sex and NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector Q3 2012-2022
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Economic sector (NACE Rev.2)				Q3 2012	Q3 2013	Q3 2014	Q3 2015	Q3 2016	Q3 2017	Q3 2018	Q3 2019	Q3 2020	Q3 2021	Q3 2022
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing			110.1	112.2	108.9	112.0	115.9	111.2	104.5	99.3	98.3	107.0	94.6
B-F	Total Industry			315.4	339.1	347.0	377.0	404.2	417.6	431.1	443.8	432.7	453.4	501.4
B-E	Industry			232.7	249.8	250.3	266.4	284.7	289.1	284.6	294.0	298.9	307.1	330.4
F	Construction			82.8	89.2	96.8	110.6	119.5	128.5	146.5	149.8	133.7	146.3	171.0
G-U	Total Services			1,456.0	1,504.8	1,543.5	1,578.9	1,628.3	1,667.4	1,724.9	1,774.7	1,715.4	1,905.9	1,947.9
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles			276.5	284.8	290.2	290.5	299.2	303.9	300.8	300.9	302.3	310.8	315.3
H	Transportation and storage			83.3	83.6	84.1	87.0	92.6	93.7	101.1	103.7	100.1	108.7	108.5
I	Accommodation and food service activities			127.2	144.5	148.6	150.3	162.5	164.8	181.2	176.7	137.2	176.7	170.0
J	Information and communication			91.2	97.5	95.8	101.9	109.4	117.0	124.1	130.8	128.3	147.3	159.5
K-L	Financial, insurance and real estate activities			103.5	104.3	108.1	105.3	108.7	108.1	100.8	114.2	123.4	137.9	127.4
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities			106.2	121.5	128.6	135.8	140.1	132.9	134.8	132.7	140.6	164.9	165.7
N	Administrative and support service activities			79.7	78.8	79.9	83.8	84.4	92.6	105.2	109.2	92.1	103.1	110.9
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security			88.5	87.3	90.3	93.7	92.2	95.4	103.6	113.9	117.7	124.2	132.2
P	Education			134.0	136.6	140.7	143.7	146.6	160.2	169.8	182.6	182.6	208.3	206.3
Q	Human health and social work activities			257.8	257.9	266.7	271.2	273.9	281.2	281.3	290.8	288.0	306.4	336.6
R-U	Other NACE activities			108.0	108.0	110.5	115.6	118.8	117.6	122.3	119.2	103.0	117.6	115.6
Not stated				7.0	5.9	9.9	10.7	10.0	[7.9]	8.4	[5.6]	*	*	10.4
Total persons				1,888.5	1,962.0	2,009.4	2,078.6	2,158.4	2,204.2	2,268.9	2,323.4	2,250.0	2,471.2	2,554.3
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), Central Statistics Office, Ireland.
Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution.
An asterisk (*) indicates that 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 sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.
Data may be subject to future revision.
Reference period: q3=July- September.