asked the Taoiseach the unemployment figures for each employment exchange area in County Galway in 1977 and 1982.
Written Answers. - Unemployment Figures.
409.
The following table shows the number of persons on the live register at each local employment office in County Galway on 25 June 1982, the latest date for which figures are available, and on a corresponding date in 1977.
|
Local Office |
24 June, 1977 |
25 June, 1982 |
|
Ballinasloe |
624 |
915 |
|
Clifden |
516 |
611 |
|
Galway |
2,362 |
3,964 |
|
Gort |
218 |
333 |
|
Loughrea |
357 |
718 |
|
Oughterard |
205 |
213 |
|
Tuam |
1,230 |
1,387 |
|
Total County Galway |
5,512 |
8,141 |