asked the Taoiseach the unemployment figures for the Limerick region in the years 1976, 1977, and 1978 to date.
Written Answers. - Limerick Unemployed.
306.
The following statement gives the number of persons on the live register at Limerick Employment Exchange on the last Friday of each month for the years 1976 and 1977 and for the period January to November in 1978.
|
Date |
Number on the Live Register |
|
1976 |
|
|
30th January |
4,260 |
|
27th February |
4,388 |
|
26th March |
4,255 |
|
30th April |
4,091 |
|
28th May |
3,954 |
|
25th June |
3,859 |
|
30th July |
3,858 |
|
27th August |
3,988 |
|
24th September |
3,910 |
|
29th October |
4,030 |
|
26th November |
4,165 |
|
31st December |
4,271 |
|
1977 |
|
|
28th January |
4,535 |
|
25th February |
4,400 |
|
25th March |
4,407 |
|
29th April |
4,254 |
|
27th May |
4,093 |
|
24th June |
4,001 |
|
29th July |
3,957 |
|
26th August |
3,947 |
|
30th September |
3,689 |
|
28th October |
3,831 |
|
25th November |
4,198 |
|
30th December |
4,867 |
|
1978 |
|
|
27th January |
4,925 |
|
24th February |
4,807 |
|
31st March |
4,790 |
|
28th April |
4,263 |
|
26th May |
3,982 |
|
30th June |
3,718 |
|
28th July |
3,606 |
|
25th August |
3,597 |
|
29th September |
3,384 |
|
27th October |
3,664 |
|
17th November* |
3,773 |
* The figure for the last Friday of November 1978 is not yet available.
Question No. 307 for oral reply.