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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 18 Feb 2003

Vol. 561 No. 4

Written Answers. - Unemployment Levels.

Ned O'Keeffe

Question:

172 Mr. N. O'Keeffe asked the Taoiseach the number of people unemployed in 2001, 2002 and in 2003 to date in specific areas (details supplied). [4735/03]

The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. Statistics on employment and unemployment are compiled, at a regional level, from the Quarterly National Household Survey. The latest statistics show that there were 11,900 people classified as unemployed in the south west region in the June to August quarter of 2002. The south west region consists of Cork city, Cork county and Kerry. Sub-regional statistics, of the kind requested by the Deputy, are not available from the Quarterly National Household Survey.

The Quarterly National Household Survey figures for the south west region from 2001 to 2002 inclusive are as follows:–

Unemployment in the South-West region (Thousands)

December-February 2001

9.4

March-May 2001

9.4

June-August 2001

10.9

September-November 2001

10.0

December-February 2002

11.4

March-May 2002

10.3

June-August 2002

11.9

The live register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming unemployment assistance, unemployment benefit and other claimants registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and each local social welfare office. A breakdown by postal district is not available. The most recent information available is for January 2003. It should be noted that: the live register is not a definitive measure of unemployment as it includes part-time workers, seasonal and casual workers entitled to unemployment assistance or benefit, statistics on unemployment are measured at regional level by the Quarterly National Household Survey; and the exact area covered by each local office is not limited to the immediate locality of the particular office. For instance, in the Tallaght local office persons from the Blessington area may be registered.
The live register figures for the local offices of Cobh, Midleton and Youghal from January 2001 to January 2003 are set out in the following table:

County Cork

Cobh

Midleton

Youghal

Year

2001

2002

2003

2001

2002

2003

2001

2002

2003

2001

2002

2003

January

14,404

17,578

18,089

421

492

484

813

983

1,131

501

755

734

February

14,096

18,224

395

474

839

971

488

712

March

13,722

17,429

369

477

764

992

492

670

April

14,028

16,783

348

435

728

938

500

672

May

13,761

16,434

330

417

718

941

693

636

June

14,823

17,656

504

440

747

1,014

521

667

July

15,332

18,480

443

434

794

1,052

573

688

August

15,811

18,631

455

446

845

1,067

583

679

County Cork

Cobh

Midleton

Youghal

Year

2001

2002

2003

2001

2002

2003

2001

2002

2003

2001

2002

2003

September

14,739

17,412

419

422

785

987

548

602

October

15,838

16,806

407

445

807

953

555

599

November

16,368

16,795

438

478

879

1,003

652

629

December

16,698

17,456

456

475

931

1,077

683

721

Average

14,968

17,474

415

453

804

998

566

669

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