Written Answers. - Total Workforce.

Tuesday, 19 February 1991

Dáil Éireann Debate
Vol. 405 No. 3

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  119.  Mr. Deasy  Information on Austin Deasy  Zoom on Austin Deasy   asked the Taoiseach  Information on Charles J. Haughey  Zoom on Charles J. Haughey   the total workforce in the country; and the percentage of this represented by those engaged in agricultural and allied industries.

The Taoiseach: Information on Charles J. Haughey  Zoom on Charles J. Haughey  An estimated 1,120,000 persons were at work at mid-April 1990 according to provisional estimates from the sample labour force survey carried out in April-May 1990.

It is estimated that just under 19 per cent of the total at work were engaged in [610] agricultural and allied industries including food, drink and leather industries.


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