Table 4.6 Employees who do not have an occupational pension1 by reasons for not having an occupational pension, NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector, and broad occupational group2, Q3 2023 and Q3 2024 |
% of employees aged 20-69 who do not have occupational pension cover |
| | Reasons for not having an occupational pension |
| | Employer does not offer a company pension scheme | | Have chosen not to join employer's pension scheme | | Not eligible to join employer's pension scheme | | Pension from previous employment3 | | Not stated |
| | Q3 2023 | Q3 2024 | | Q3 2023 | Q3 2024 | | Q3 2023 | Q3 2024 | | Q3 2024 | | Q3 2023 | Q3 2024 |
State | 50 | 53 | | 24 | 23 | | 17 | 15 | | 3 | | 9 | 7 |
|
NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector |
A | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | .. | .. | | .. | .. | | .. | .. | | .. | | .. | .. |
B-E | Industry | 40 | 50 | | 29 | 29 | | 18 | 14 | | 2 | | 13 | 5 |
F | Construction | 56 | 49 | | 21 | 24 | | 13 | 12 | | 5 | | 10 | 10 |
G | Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles | 54 | 50 | | 21 | 22 | | 18 | 17 | | 1 | | 8 | 10 |
H | Transportation and Storage | 46 | 46 | | 20 | 25 | | 25 | 18 | | 7 | | 9 | 5 |
I | Accommodation and Food Service Activities | 59 | 58 | | 18 | 13 | | 12 | 23 | | 1 | | 11 | 5 |
J | Information and Communication | 32 | 44 | | 42 | 41 | | 18 | 11 | | 2 | | 8 | 2 |
K-L | Financial, Insurance and Real Estate Activities | [34] | .. | | [42] | .. | | [17] | .. | | 3 | | [7] | .. |
M | Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities | 52 | 47 | | 33 | 26 | | 6 | 18 | | 4 | | 9 | 6 |
N | Administrative and Support Service Activities | 51 | 60 | | 23 | 19 | | 13 | 8 | | 4 | | 13 | 9 |
O | Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security | .. | .. | | .. | .. | | .. | .. | | .. | | .. | .. |
P | Education | 44 | 43 | | 14 | 12 | | 40 | 26 | | 10 | | 1 | 9 |
Q | Human Health and Social Work Activities | 57 | 56 | | 21 | 23 | | 16 | 13 | | 3 | | 6 | 6 |
R-U | Other NACE Activities | 64 | 63 | | 24 | 19 | | 11 | 10 | | 1 | | 6 | 6 |
|
Broad Occupational Group |
1. | Managers, Directors and Senior Officials | 54 | 53 | | 29 | 31 | | 12 | 6 | | 3 | | 6 | 8 |
2. | Professionals | 45 | 43 | | 33 | 33 | | 14 | 14 | | 4 | | 8 | 6 |
3. | Associate Professional and Technical | 50 | 50 | | 31 | 24 | | 12 | 15 | | 5 | | 7 | 6 |
4. | Administrative and Secretarial | 50 | 49 | | 27 | 24 | | 16 | 14 | | 6 | | 7 | 8 |
5. | Skilled Trades | 54 | 56 | | 18 | 19 | | 19 | 19 | | 1 | | 9 | 6 |
6. | Caring, Leisure and Other Services | .. | .. | | .. | .. | | .. | .. | | .. | | .. | .. |
7. | Sales and Customer Service | 58 | 59 | | 21 | 19 | | 5 | 14 | | 1 | | 16 | 7 |
8. | Process, Plant and Machine Operatives | 41 | 58 | | 20 | 19 | | 28 | 13 | | 4 | | 11 | 6 |
9. | Elementary4 | 50 | 60 | | 17 | 13 | | 25 | 18 | | 0 | | 8 | 9 |
1 From current employment. |
2 Please note data may not add to 100% due to rounding issues. |
3 This option was included for the first time in the 2024 survey. |
4 Elementary occupations involve the performance of simple and routine tasks which may require the use of hand-held tools and considerable physical effort. Examples include cleaning, restocking supplies and performing basic maintenance tasks, helping in kitchens and performing simple tasks in food preparation, delivering messages or goods, etc. |
[ ] Figures in parentheses indicate percentages based on small numbers and are, therefore, subject to a wide margin of error. |
.. Sample occurrence too small for estimation. |