Which Jobs are over-represented in different parts of Ireland?
What is being investigated?
Using Census 2011 data, the aim was to see which occupations were most over-represented in the counties and cities of Ireland. Are some areas over-reliant on certain types of jobs?
How is this measured?
Take the example of Cork City and the occupation of ‘Customer Service’. For the whole of Ireland there are 22,833 Customer Service jobs out of a total 2,232,203 jobs. So people working in this sector account for about 102 jobs out of every 10,000 nationwide.
In Cork City there are 1,656 Customer Service jobs out of a total 55,328 jobs, which equates to 299 in every 10,000 jobs.
The ratio between these two measures is the 'Location Quotient’. So for Cork City the measure for Customer Service jobs is 299 divided by 102, giving 2.9.
Results
Top 5
Below are the areas with the most over-represented occupations. Cork City tops the table with 2.9 times as many Customer Service employees compared to the national average (per 10,000 jobs).
- 2.9 - Cork City + Customer Service
- 2.4 - Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown + Business, media and public service professionals
- 2.3 - Mayo + Skilled agricultural and related trades
- 2.2 - Laois + Protective service occupations
- 2.2 - Cavan + Skilled agricultural and related trades
by County/City
The map below shows the most over-represented occupations in each County/City. The bigger the dot the greater the over-representation. (The chart is interactive but if you pinch or zoom into a dead end just refresh the webpage.)
(Created with Tableau software.)
…and what about the most common jobs?
Nothing hugely insightful here… of the 34 county and city areas the top three are 'Other/not stated’ (20), 'Administrative occupations’ (10), and 'Skilled Agriculture & related trades (3).
Most surprising is the result for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. Here the most common occupation is 'Corporate Managers and Directors’.
Data Source: www.cso.ie.
Much of the above was originally presented entirely in Tableau Public here. Data and details can be found under the ’i’ at the bottom of the page.