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FORFÁS MICROWORKING Figure 2.5. Number of Recipients of Jobseekers Benefit or Jobseekers Allowance Working on a Casual, Seasonal or Part-Time Basis by Quarter (2002-2012) Source: CSO Live Register (September 2012) 14 Between 2002 and 2009, the majority of such workers were female but over the last two years the proportion of men has risen steadily and now represents 55% of the total. Figure 2.6. Number of Recipients of Jobseekers Benefit or Jobseekers Allowance Working on a Casual, Seasonal or Part-Time Basis by Sex and Quarter (2002-2012) Source: CSO Live Register (September 2012) By September 2012, recipients of Jobseekers Benefit or Jobseekers Allowance working on a casual, seasonal or part-time basis, represented 20% of all individuals on the Live Register, up from 12% five years ago. 14 www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Database/eirestat/Live Register/Live Register_statbank.asp?SP=Live Register&Planguage=0 19
Figure 2.7. Individuals on Jobseekers Benefit or Jobseekers Allowance Working on a Casual, Seasonal or Part-Time Basis as a Proportion of All Individuals on the Live Register by Quarter (2002-12) Source: CSO Live Register (September 2012) 2.4 Workers with Variable Hours Finally, the Quarterly National Household Survey captures the number of workers who indicate that they work variable hours (includes those who do not state their usual hours worked). These vary between 200,000 and 250,000 with the majority of workers males. While this number showed a downward trend over the last three years, it has shown a dramatic rise in the most recent reporting period 2012Q2. The specific reason for this rise is not clear 15 . 15 Consultation with CSO did not reveal any specific reason for the rise. 20
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