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Survey Information

Survey Name:

Quarterly Services Inquiry (Public Sector Employment and Earnings)

Business Area:

Quarterly Public Sector

Survey Purpose:

To provide data on employment, earnings and index data in the public sector

Legislative Basis:

Provide some of the information needed by National Accounts

Periodicity:

Quarterly

Target Population:

Government and Public Bodies

Sampling Frame:

The register is maintained in accordance with criteria outlined by the Institute of Public Administration, 1987.  All relevant units are included in the survey every quarter.

Survey Size:

320

Principal Variables Collected:

Earnings and numbers employed.

Principal External Users:

National Accounts, Eurostat, Government, Economists, Consultants.

Contact Points

Business Area Specialists:

• Majella Lysaght

• Noirin O Neill

The business specialists above can be contacted by e-mail using their firstname.lastname@cso.ie

• Methodology Documents:

• › Quarterly Services Inquiry (Public Sector Employment and Earnings) - Background Notes and Methodology (PDF 42KB)

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