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06/03/2014
Number Of Foreign Nationals Working Drops
24.1% of foreign nationals assigned PPS numbers in 2007 were employed five years later in 2012.
The figure comes from an annual analysis of the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of Social Protection and the Central Statistics Office, based on foreign nationals who were allocated PPS numbers during the 10-year period 2002-2012.
A total of 215,206 PPSNs were allocated to foreign nationals in 2007, while in 2012 this figure had fallen to 72,959. Allocations to foreign national males in 2012 were 37,356, while female allocations were 35,603.
Comparable figures for 2007 revealed 120,024 male and 95,182 female allocations.
(CD/JP)
The figure comes from an annual analysis of the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of Social Protection and the Central Statistics Office, based on foreign nationals who were allocated PPS numbers during the 10-year period 2002-2012.
A total of 215,206 PPSNs were allocated to foreign nationals in 2007, while in 2012 this figure had fallen to 72,959. Allocations to foreign national males in 2012 were 37,356, while female allocations were 35,603.
Comparable figures for 2007 revealed 120,024 male and 95,182 female allocations.
(CD/JP)
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