IBEC Audiovisual Federation Report 2009 - Irish Film Board

Appendix I:Economic Analysis 2008EmploymentA total of 15,147 people were directly employed in relation to these 266 independent productions, of which 84% wereIrish. This figure excludes direct employment generated through the expenditure of €82.2 million on Irish Goods andServices and indirect employment generated through the multiplier effects of the total Irish expenditure €167.8 millionin the economy. A total of 2,836,029 work hours were generated, which translates to the equivalent of 1,608 full-timejobs (see (2) below).Employment by Type of Production - Direct Employment - Irish/Non IrishType of ProductionTotal EmploymentIrish EmploymentNon-IrishEmploymentFeature Films4,2782,8831,395Independent Productions & Major TV Drama10,3979,440957• RTÉ*5,0474,634413• TG4*2,1131,967146• Other TV Productions3,2372,839398Animation472337135TOTAL15,14712,6602,487Employment by Type of Production - Equivalent Full-time JobsType of ProductionFeature FilmsIndependent Productions & Major TV Drama• RTÉ*• TG4*• Other TV ProductionsAnimationTOTALTotal Irish Work Hours515,2992,020,1871,008,608509,944501,635342,4922,877,978Full-Time Equivalent Jobs2921,1455722892841941,6312. Based on a 38 hour week and a working year of 232 days. The 38 hour average is taken from a 39 hour week average for manual workers and a 37 hourweek for clerical, professional and technical workers. The 232 day working year is derived as follows: 365 minus 104 days weekends minus 9 public holidaysminus 20 days average annual leave days = 232.- 37 -