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Clare

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Map of Clare

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Link to Local Authority:
Clare County Council

Land Mass 344,232 ha
% of Ireland 4.9%
Population Density (2011) 33.96 persons per sq km

Human Resource

County Population 2011 (Preliminary) 116,885
Population Change (2006-2011) 5.3%

Key Centres with Population over 1,000 (2006)

Ennis 24,253
Shannon 9,222
Kilrush 2,694
Newmarket on Fergus 1,542
Sixmilebridge 1,659
Kilkee 1,325
Ardnacrusha (Castlebank) 1,169
Killaloe 1,035

Employment

Employed (2006) 50,607
Employment Growth (2002-2006) 15.9%
Labour Force Participation Rate (2006) 63.0%

Natural Resources

Average Farm Size (2000)(ha) 31.3
Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2006) 3,213

Numbers Employed by Sector (2006)

Total 50,607
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 3,213
Industry 14,332
Services 33,062

Most Important Industrial Sectors 2009

Top three industrial sectors account for 38% of total industrial employment
1. Other manufacturing*
2. Manufacture of electrical equipment
3. Manufacture of other transport equipment

* Other manufacturing includes the manufacture of medical instruments.

Agency Assisted Employment (2010)

Employment in Agency Assisted Irish Owned Companies 1,468
Employment in Agency Assisted Foreign Owned Companies 1,261

Income & Output

Net Output per Person Engaged (2009) €107,140
Avg. Industrial Wage (2009) €30,423
Avg. Disposable Income per Capita (2008) €21,428

Tourism (2010)

Number of Overseas Tourists 415,000
Revenue Generated by Overseas tourists €82m

Enterprise (2009)

Number of Active Enterprises 5,318
Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees) 92.4%
Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2007-2009) -6.4%

Labour Catchments in county Clare (2006)*

Ennis labour catchment 21,333
Shannon labour catchment 4,470
Kilrush labour catchment 1,911

* The labour catchment of a town is that area from which it draws most of its workforce. These figures are the number of workers living in the catchment areas of these towns.

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Further detail is contained in the report Travel to Work and Labour Catchments in the Western Region: A Profile of Seven Town Labour Catchments available at: http://www.wdc.ie/publications/reports-and-papers/reports-2009/

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