FACTOID # 8: The average Irish worker must work twice as long as the average Brit to buy a car.
 
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Europe > Ireland > Labor

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Agricultural workers > Female 60% [60th of 77]
Agricultural workers > Male 37% [37th of 78]
Days off work 8 days [8th of 20]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 155 [155th of 167]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 150 [150th of 163]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 148 [148th of 166]
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 126 [126th of 162]
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 150 [150th of 165]
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 147 [147th of 167]
Female decision makers 17% [17th of 67]
Female economic activity growth 25% [25th of 156]
Long term unemployment 6% [6th of 27]
Service workers > Male 42% [42nd of 79]
Strikes 7 [7th of 27]
Temporary employment share 24% [24th of 26]
Trade union membership 6% [6th of 18]
Unemployment 14% [14th of 18]
Unemployment and education > Tertiary 14% [14th of 18]
Unemployment gender ratio 21% [21st of 30]
Working time to buy a television set 6 hours [6th of 15]

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SOURCES: Proportion of employed females engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.; Proportion of employed males engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.; Number of days not worked for every 1000 salaried employees. Selected OECD countries only. Data for 2000.; Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods; Female legislators, senior officials and managers (as % of total). Data refer to the latest year available during the period 1991-2000. Those for countries that have implemented the recent International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) are not strictly comparable with those for countries using the previous classification (ISCO-68).; The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.; Long term unemployment as a % of labour force, 2000. Long term implies 12 months or longer.; Proportion of employed males engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.; Strikes five-year average in days not worked per 1000 employees (1996-2000); Temporary employment, expressed as a percentage share of total dependent employment. Data for 2000; Union members as % of all employees. Figures are for 2000.; Unemployed as proportion of the total labour force. Data for 2000-2002.; Unemployment rates among people of all ages who are educated to tertiary levels. Data is for 2000.; Female unemployment rate as a % of the male unemployment rate.; Hours worked by average worker to buy a television set. Indicative of the purchasing power of the currency of the country.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Ireland, ireland republic, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic

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