asked the Taoiseach the percentage increase in unemployment in the under-25 age group for the year 1974 in comparison with 1973; and how this figure compares with the corresponding figure in the United Kingdom.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unemployment, Percentage Increase.
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An analysis by age group of the numbers on the live register is available at one date each year only and relates to males resident in incorporated towns. Between 14th September, 1973 and 25th October, 1974 the number of males under 25 years, resident in incorporated towns, on the live register rose from 3,830 to 5,571— an increase of 45.5 per cent. The percentage increase in unemployed males under 25 years in Great Britain between July, 1973 and July, 1974, the only date available, was 14 per cent.