asked the Taoiseach the number of people registered as unemployed for each month since May 1977.
Written Answers. - Unemployment Figures.
The following statement gives the number of persons on the live register at a date in the middle of each month in the period May 1977 to January 1978.
Numbers on the Live Register
Date |
Number |
|
13 May |
1977 |
112,958 |
17 June |
,, |
109,439 |
15 July |
,, |
108,711 |
12 August |
,, |
109,772 |
16 September |
,, |
106,341 |
14 October |
,, |
104,779 |
18 November |
,, |
106,845 |
16 December |
,, |
107,219 |
13 January |
,, |
113,354 |
293.
asked the Taoiseach the number unemployed at the following Labour Exchanges at 31 December 1976 and 31 December 1977: Birr, Tullamore, Edenderry, Portarlington and Portlaoise.
The following statement gives the total number of persons on the live register at Birr, Tullamore, Edenderry, Portarlington and Portlaoise local offices at 31 December 1976 and 30 December 1977.
Local Office |
Total Live Register |
|
31st December, 1976 |
30th December, 1977 |
|
Birr |
589 |
556 |
Tullamore |
636 |
1,000 |
Edenderry |
495 |
356 |
Portarlington |
349 |
282 |
Portlaoise |
517 |
438 |