Skip to main content
Normal View

Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 28 May 1985

Vol. 358 No. 12

Written Answers. - Unemployment Statistics.

571.

asked the Taoiseach the total number of persons registered as unemployed throughout the country for each year in the period 1973 to 1984; and the category and sex of those registered.

The information requested by the Deputy is given, in respect of the last Friday in April, for each year from 1973 onwards, in the following table.

The number of persons on the live register in the State on the last Friday of April, 1973 to 1985, classified by type of claim and sex.

Date

Unemployment Benefit Claims

Unemployment Assistance Applications

Others

Live Register Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

27 April 1973

23,801

7,806

31,607

28,325

708

29,033

487

3,071

3,558

52,613

11,585

64,198

26 April 1974

23,128

8,461

31,589

28,987

655

29,642

477

2,596

3,073

52,592

11,712

64,304

25 April 1975

37,872

13,551

51,423

36,100

873

36,973

459

4,134

4,593

74,431

18,558

92,989

30 April 1976

43,373

14,041

57,414

45,469

1,327

46,796

561

4,831

5,392

89,403

20,199

109,602

29 April 1977

38,224

14,218

52,442

48,203

1,733

49,936

776

5,594

6,370

87,203

21,545

108,748

28 April 1978

33,689

13,443

47,132

47,451

2,113

49,564

990

5,505

6,495

82,130

21,061

103,191

27 April 1979

28,361

12,434

40,795

42,884

4,343

47,227

932

3,569

4,501

72,177

20,346

92,523

25 April 1980

29,115

14,155

43,270

40,379

4,216

44,595

776

3,392

4,168

70,270

21,763

92,033

24 April 1981

48,806

19,600

68,406

47,399

5,656

53,055

769

3,811

4,580

96,974

29,067

126,041

30 April 1982

51,736

22,668

74,404

60,493

8,215

68,708

928

4,372

5,300

113,157

35,255

148,412

29 April 1983

65,615

27,912

93,527

75,365

12,201

87,566

1,177

5,617

6,794

142,157

45,730

187,887

27 April 1984

64,858

30,005

94,863

92,852

17,041

109,893

1,492

7,296

8,788

159,202

54,342

213,544

26 April 1985

63,083

30,135

93,218

104,302

19,703

124,005

2,108

8,624

10,732

169,493

58,462

227,955

572.

asked the Taoiseach the number of persons registered as unemployed at each exchange in Dublin city and county for the years 1973 to 1984, inclusive; and the category and sex of those registered.

The information requested by the Deputy is given, in respect of the last Friday in April, for each year from 1973 onwards, in the following table. During the period in question three new local employment offices became operational in Dublin city; Townsend Street in October 1978, Navan Road in June 1981, and Thomas Street in February 1982, and on such occasions, transfers of registrants may occur between local offices.

The number of persons on the live register at each local employment office in Dublin city and county, on the last Friday of April 1973 to 1985, classified by type of claim and sex.

Date

Unemployment Benefit Claims

Unemployment Assistance Applications

Others

Live Register Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

27 April 1973

Gardiner Street

3,054

3,054

2,745

2,745

51

8

59

5,850

8

5,858

Werburg Street

2,724

2,724

2,571

2,571

41

41

5,336

5,336

Victoria Street

1,387

1,387

148

148

444

444

1,979

1,979

Cumberland Street

1,749

1,749

146

146

909

909

2,804

2,804

Dún Laoghaire

407

372

779

299

7

306

18

273

291

724

652

1,376

Balbriggan

70

37

107

12

2

14

2

39

41

84

78

162

Total Dublin City and County

6,255

3,545

9,800

5,627

303

5,930

112

1,673

1,785

11,994

5,521

17,515

26 April 1974

Gardiner Street

3,075

3,075

2,858

2,858

56

7

63

5,989

7

5,996

Werburg Street

2,778

2,778

2,756

2,756

65

65

5,599

5,599

Victoria Street

1,374

1,374

155

155

295

295

1,824

1,824

Cumberland Street

1,960

1,960

127

127

759

759

2,846

2,846

Dún Laoghaire

410

350

760

327

18

345

17

237

254

754

605

1,359

Balbriggan

87

55

142

20

2

22

32

32

107

89

196

Total Dublin City and County

6,350

3,739

10,089

5,961

302

6,263

138

1,330

1,468

12,449

5,371

17,820

25 April 1975

Gardiner Street

5,492

5,492

3,850

3,850

64

64

9,406

9,406

Werburg Street

5,531

5,531

3,547

3,547

60

60

9,138

9,138

Victoria Street

1,953

1,953

195

195

467

467

2,615

2,615

Cumberland Street

3,060

3,060

190

190

1,632

1,632

4,882

4,882

Dún Laoghaire

866

493

1,359

479

13

492

6

279

285

1,351

785

2,136

Balbriggan

305

56

361

34

3

37

2

41

43

341

100

441

Total Dublin City and County

12,194

5,562

17,756

7,910

401

8,311

132

2,419

2,551

20,236

8,382

28,618

30 April 1976

Gardiner Street

6,437

6,437

5,001

5,001

82

82

11,520

11,520

Werburg Street

5,670

5,670

5,143

5,143

102

102

10,915

10,915

Victoria Street

2,319

2,319

310

310

589

589

3,218

3,218

Cumberland Street

3,389

3,389

251

251

1,660

1,660

5,300

5,300

Dún Laoghaire

1,076

523

1,599

695

18

713

18

300

318

1,789

841

2,630

Balbriggan

200

90

290

66

2

68

1

20

21

267

112

379

Total Dublin City and County

13,383

6,321

19,704

10,905

581

11,486

203

2,569

2,772

24,491

9,471

33,962

29 April 1977Gardiner Street

5,937

5,937

5,854

5,854

106

106

11,897

11,897

Werburg Street

5,125

5,125

5,587

5,587

177

177

10,889

10,889

Victoria Street

2,446

2,446

386

386

684

684

3,516

3,516

Cumberland Street

3,271

3,271

387

387

1,722

1,722

5,380

5,380

Dún Laoghaire

843

490

1,333

770

33

803

59

300

359

1,672

823

2,495

Balbriggan

238

59

297

87

3

90

1

30

31

326

92

418

Total Dublin City and County

12,143

6,266

18,409

12,298

809

13,107

343

2,736

3,079

24,784

9,811

34,595

28 April 1978

Gardiner Street

4,681

4,681

5,558

5,558

259

259

10,498

10,498

Werburg Street

4,308

4,308

5,607

5,607

203

203

10,118

10,118

Victoria Street

2,463

2,463

430

430

684

684

3,577

3,577

Cumberland Street

3,021

3,021

454

454

1,732

1,732

5,207

5,207

Dún Laoghaire

810

531

1,341

698

51

749

63

237

300

1,571

819

2,390

Balbriggan

212

66

278

80

4

84

2

38

40

294

108

402

Total Dublin City and County

10,011

6,081

16,092

11,943

939

12,882

527

2,691

3,218

22,481

9,711

32,192

27 April 1979Gardiner Street

4,334

4,334

5,109

5,109

226

226

9,669

9,669

Werburg Street

3,423

3,423

4,584

4,584

154

154

8,161

8,161

Victoria Street

1,514

1,514

333

333

363

363

2,210

2,210

Cumberland Street

2,769

2,769

521

521

1,068

1,068

4,358

4,358

*Townsend Street

415

415

369

369

67

67

851

851

Dún Laoghaire

697

442

1,139

632

84

716

69

252

321

1,398

778

2,176

Balbriggan

136

60

196

84

7

91

2

15

17

222

82

304

Total Dublin City and County

8,590

5,200

13,790

10,409

1,314

11,723

451

1,765

2,216

19,450

8,279

27,729

25 April 1980

Gardiner Street

2,944

2,944

3,468

3,468

115

115

6,527

6,527

Werburg Street

3,878

3,878

4,244

4,244

131

131

8,253

8,253

Victoria Street

1,523

1,523

304

304

352

352

2,179

2,179

Cumberland Street

1,001

3,061

4,062

1,246

485

1,731

58

864

922

2,305

4,410

6,715

Townsend Street

395

395

305

305

49

49

749

749

Dún Laoghaire

780

494

1,274

615

68

683

64

278

342

1,459

840

2,299

Balbriggan

139

68

207

65

8

73

3

13

16

207

89

296

Total Dublin City and County

8,742

5,541

14,283

9,638

1,170

10,808

371

1,556

1,927

18,751

8,267

27,018

24 April 1981Gardiner Street

4,975

4,975

4,001

4,001

99

99

9,075

9,075

Werburg Street

6,579

6,579

5,173

5,173

144

144

11,896

11,896

Victoria Street

1,629

1,629

364

364

318

318

2,311

2,311

Cumberland Street

1,720

4,114

5,834

1,390

790

2,180

10

929

939

3,120

5,833

8,953

Townsend Street

908

908

382

382

154

154

1,444

1,444

Dún Laoghaire

1,045

630

1,675

807

114

921

65

263

328

1,917

1,007

2,924

Balbriggan

282

134

416

110

14

124

4

18

22

396

166

562

Total Dublin City and County

14,601

7,415

22,016

11,481

1,664

13,145

322

1,682

2,004

26,404

10,761

37,165

30 April 1982

Gardiner Street

4,420

4,420

3,706

3,706

98

98

8,224

8,224

Werburg Street

5,604

5,604

4,612

4,612

136

136

10,352

10,352

Victoria Street

1,582

1,582

605

605

385

385

2,572

2,572

Cumberland Street

1,899

4,261

6,160

2,006

983

2,989

12

655

667

3,917

5,899

9,816

Townsend Street

968

968

385

385

185

185

1,538

1,538

*Navan Road

1,241

620

1,861

1,315

224

1,539

30

127

157

2,586

971

3,557

*Thomas Street

1,711

1,711

2,492

2,492

38

38

4,241

4,241

Dún Laoghaire

1,243

676

1,919

973

174

1,147

103

242

345

2,319

1,092

3,411

Balbriggan

311

126

437

184

33

217

6

34

40

501

193

694

Total Dublin City and County

16,429

8,233

24,662

15,288

2,404

17,692

423

1,628

2,051

32,140

12,265

44,405

29 April 1983Gardiner Street

5,318

5,318

4,880

4,880

138

138

10,336

10,336

Werburg Street

7,345

7,345

6,425

6,425

147

147

13,917

13,917

Victoria Street

2,161

2,161

983

983

399

399

3,543

3,543

Cumberland Street

2,158

4,917

7,075

2,444

1,595

4,039

55

816

871

4,657

7,328

11,985

Townsend Street

1,354

1,354

534

534

235

235

2,123

2,123

Navan Road

1,573

834

2,407

1,751

361

2,112

45

175

220

3,369

1,370

4,739

Thomas Street

1,997

1,997

2,904

2,904

49

49

4,950

4,950

Dún Laoghaire

1,690

1,050

2,740

1,320

233

1,553

119

293

412

3,129

1,576

4,705

Balbriggan

476

235

711

300

46

346

8

46

54

784

327

1,111

Total Dublin City and County

20,557

10,551

31,108

20,024

3,752

23,776

561

1,964

2,525

41,142

16,267

57,409

27 April 1984

Gardiner Street

6,151

6,151

7,013

7,013

185

185

13,349

13,349

Werburg Street

6,793

706

7,499

8,159

147

8,306

212

184

396

15,164

1,037

16,201

Victoria Street

2,372

2,372

1,473

1,473

521

521

4,366

4,366

Cumberland Street

2,082

4,898

6,980

3,260

2,286

5,546

116

935

1,051

5,458

8,119

13,577

Townsend Street

1,558

1,558

756

756

308

308

2,622

2,622

Navan Road

1,635

1,006

2,641

2,348

526

2,874

43

259

302

4,026

1,791

5,817

Thomas Street

1,972

1,972

3,592

3,592

41

41

5,605

5,605

Dún Laoghaire

1,675

1,125

2,800

1,741

375

2,116

154

385

539

3,570

1,885

5,455

Balbriggan

474

246

720

433

85

518

6

78

84

913

409

1,322

Total Dublin City and County

20,782

11,911

32,693

26,546

5,648

32,194

757

2,670

3,427

48,085

20,229

68,314

26 April 1985Gardiner Street

5,571

5,571

8,450

8,450

239

239

14,260

14,260

Werburg Street

6,462

679

7,141

9,789

220

10,009

306

210

516

16,557

1,109

17,666

Victoria Street

2,171

2,171

1,694

1,694

495

495

4,360

4,360

Cumberland Street

1,826

4,752

6,578

3,584

2,797

6,381

128

1,097

1,225

5,538

8,646

14,184

Townsend Street

1,377

1,377

862

862

380

380

2,619

2,619

Navan Road

1,622

918

2,540

2,772

637

3,409

62

255

317

4,456

1,810

6,266

Thomas Street

1,756

1,756

3,921

3,921

45

45

5,722

5,722

Dún Laoghaire

1,664

1,150

2,814

2,089

468

2,557

243

423

666

3,996

2,041

6,037

Balbriggan

477

259

736

614

119

733

11

114

125

1,102

492

1,594

Total Dublin City and County

19,378

11,306

30,684

31,219

6,797

38,016

1,034

2,974

4,008

51,631

21,077

72,708

573.

asked the Taoiseach the number of persons engaged in employment, classified by the industrial sector, throughout the country for the period 1973 to 1984.

Estimates of the numbers at work in the State are compiled annually in respect of mid-April and are based on the sample labour force surveys, the census of population, and other sectoral indicators.

The estimates are as follows:

Persons at work (000)

Year

Agriculture

Industry

Services

Total

1973

255

335

477

1,067

1974

244

349

489

1,082

1975

238

337

498

1,073

1976

232

325

507

1,064

1977

228

336

519

1,083

1978

226

350

534

1,110

1979

221

365

559

1,145

1980

209

371

576

1,156

1981

196

363

587

1,146

1982

193

355

600

1,148

1983

189

331

605

1,125

Note: Estimates for 1984 will be available shortly.

574.

asked the Taoiseach the number of persons engaged in employment, classified by the industrial sector, in Dublin city and county for the period 1973 to 1984.

Estimates of the number of persons at work are available for the Dublin region for those years on which either a sample labour force survey (LFS) or a census of population is held. Particulars are as follows:

Year and Source

Agriculture

Industry

Services

Total

Persons at Work (000)

1975 LFS

3.6

117.1

201.9

322.6

1977 LFS

2.7

114.7

215.5

332.8

1979 LFS

3.8

116.5

235.3

355.5

1981 Census

3.4

113.3

242.9

359.6

1983 LFS

2.6

101.2

247.3

351.1

Notes: (1) Sampling variability can give rise to fluctuations in the estimates from the labour force survey for individual sectors.

(2) Results from the 1984 LFS will be available shortly.

575.

asked the Taoiseach if he will prepare an analysis on the basis of age and duration of unemployment of the number of persons registered as unemployed at each exchange in Dublin city and county for each year in the period 1973 to 1984.

576.

asked the Taoiseach if he will prepare an analysis on the basis of age and duration of unemployment of the total number of persons registered as unemployed throughout the country for each year in the period 1973 to 1984.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 575 and 576 together. A special age-by-duration analysis of the live register is carried out in April and October of each year. This analysis was initiated in 1980 as a result of recommendations contained in the Report of the Interdepartmental Study on Unemployment Statistics (Prl. 7925) published in April 1979. No such cross-classification was compiled for earlier years.

Results of the age-by-duration analysis for the State as a whole, for October of each year from 1980 onwards, are shown in the following table. Equivalent results relating to persons on the live register at local employment offices in the east planning region (Counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow) on the same dates are also provided. Information for areas smaller than planning regions is not readily available.

The following table classifies persons on the live register by age group and duration of continuous registration on the second last Friday of October,1980 to 1984, for the State.

Age Group/Date

Duration of Continuous Registration

Under 1 week

1-4 weeks

5-8 weeks

9-12 weeks

13-26 weeks

27-52 weeks

53+ weeks

Total

24 October 1980

Under 20 years

639

1,822

1,383

1,218

1,483

1,056

647

8,248

20-24 years

909

2,931

2,695

2,458

3,255

3,146

3,684

19,078

25-34 years

1,203

3,552

3,623

3,638

5,098

5,691

9,671

32,476

35-44 years

645

1,859

1,985

2,076

2,966

3,332

7,190

20,053

45-54 years

410

1,277

1,447

1,421

2,097

2,457

6,392

15,501

55-59 years

168

537

567

565

859

1,079

3,475

7,250

60-64 years

126

427

488

531

776

981

3,599

6,928

Total

4,100

12,405

12,188

11,907

16,534

17,742

34,658

109,534

23 October 1981

Under 20 years

723

1,877

1,567

1,396

1,831

1,541

943

9,878

20-24 years

1,140

3,530

3,380

3,174

4,227

5,093

4,947

25,491

25-34 years

1,107

3,481

3,737

3,893

5,485

7,379

10,556

35,638

35-44 years

623

2,088

2,226

2,354

3,275

4,865

8,461

23,892

45-54 years

408

1,311

1,482

1,563

2,289

3,672

7,326

18,051

55-59 years

138

486

585

596

846

1,568

3,650

7,869

60-64 years

120

427

498

552

846

1,511

3,583

7,537

Total

4,259

13,200

13,475

13,528

18,799

25,629

39,466

128,356

22 October 1982

Under 20 years

952

2,506

2,158

2,053

2,638

2,012

1,368

13,687

20-24 years

1,481

4,776

4,320

4,226

6,108

6,456

6,486

33,853

25-34 years

1,352

4,638

4,791

5,089

7,494

9,351

13,905

46,620

35-44 years

797

2,538

2,857

3,049

4,439

5,830

10,674

30,184

45-54 years

489

1,541

1,754

2,039

3,133

3,876

8,771

21,603

55-59 years

167

590

640

788

1,198

1,597

4,092

9,072

60-64 years

159

528

538

652

1,037

1,423

4,122

8,459

Total

5,397

17,117

17,058

17,896

26,047

30,545

49,418

163,478

21 October 1983

Under 20 years

1,105

3,245

2,793

2,547

3,579

2,944

2,249

18,462

20-24 years

1,736

5,373

4,754

4,405

6,529

7,727

10,265

40,789

25-34 years

1,370

5,194

5,072

4,875

7,673

11,188

20,718

56,090

35-44 years

644

2,907

2,782

2,843

4,302

6,537

15,636

35,651

45-54 years

375

1,917

1,654

1,850

2,806

4,211

11,812

24,625

55-59 years

139

677

622

729

1,114

1,647

5,317

10,245

60-64 years

125

493

542

634

1,098

1,741

5,487

10,120

Total

5,494

19,806

18,219

17,883

27,101

35,995

71,484

195,982

19 October 1984

Under 20 years

1,083

2,573

2,625

2,521

3,810

3,083

2,812

18,507

20-24 years

1,981

4,695

4,717

4,682

7,206

8,637

14,377

46,295

25-34 years

1,537

4,184

4,573

5,096

7,953

10,979

25,224

59,546

35-44 years

870

2,402

2,733

3,011

4,866

6,674

18,031

39,487

45-54 years

492

1,485

1,695

1,988

3,068

4,371

13,248

26,347

55-59 years

168

528

597

714

1,221

1,686

5,999

10,913

60-64 years

148

427

540

634

1,109

1,567

5,958

10,383

Total

6,279

16,294

17,480

18,646

29,233

36,997

86,549

211,478

The following table classifies persons on the live register by age group and duration of continuous registration on the second last Friday of October,to 1984, for the east planning region.

Age Group/Date

Duration of Continuous Registration

Under 1 week

1-4 weeks

5-8 weeks

9-12 weeks

13-26 weeks

27-52 weeks

53+ weeks

Total

24 October 1980

Under 20 years

260

741

570

538

613

434

210

3,366

20-24 years

333

997

1,091

1,116

1,300

1,221

1,103

7,161

25-34 years

421

1,194

1,396

1,560

2,051

2,312

3,375

12,309

35-44 years

234

607

729

797

1,122

1,209

2,137

6,835

45-54 years

145

402

539

566

734

879

1,900

5,165

55-59 years

68

175

219

231

346

345

1,015

2,399

60-64 years

61

183

234

269

363

389

998

2,497

Total

1,522

4,299

4,778

5,077

6,529

6,789

10,738

39,732

23 October 1981

Under 20 years

305

691

602

549

636

532

262

3,577

20-24 years

370

1,252

1,437

1,422

1,615

1,741

1,345

9,182

25-34 years

392

1,138

1,536

1,750

2,286

2,613

3,169

12,884

35-44 years

226

753

910

995

1,300

1,787

2,595

8,566

45-54 years

129

422

561

687

892

1,387

2,329

6,407

55-59 years

63

149

230

246

313

582

1,072

2,655

60-64 years

43

166

233

272

345

595

973

2,627

Total

1,528

4,571

5,509

5,921

7,387

9,237

11,745

45,898

22 October 1982

Under 20 years

450

909

859

832

913

714

377

5,054

20-24 years

592

1,661

1,821

1,798

2,459

2,476

1,934

12,741

25-34 years

533

1,612

1,842

2,205

2,945

3,481

4,038

16,656

35-44 years

354

947

1,071

1,291

1,834

2,144

3,029

10,670

45-54 years

239

555

693

906

1,345

1,582

2,558

7,878

55-59 years

87

203

268

367

507

640

1,228

3,300

60-64 years

86

186

226

313

461

593

1,161

3,026

Total

2,341

6,073

6,780

7,712

10,464

11,630

14,325

59,325

21 October 1983

Under 20 years

588

1,340

1,285

1,111

1,438

1,258

816

7,836

20-24 years

820

2,167

1,979

1,956

2,917

3,166

3,278

16,283

25-34 years

579

1,959

2,048

2,156

3,407

4,591

6,467

21,207

35-44 years

251

966

1,143

1,284

1,861

2,719

4,753

12,977

45-54 years

155

585

691

858

1,318

1,789

3,714

9,110

55-59 years

63

239

296

382

571

672

1,681

3,904

60-64 years

62

195

282

347

595

814

1,884

4,179

Total

2,518

7,451

7,724

8,094

12,107

15,009

22,593

75,496

19 October 1984

Under 20 years

552

1,052

1,142

1,136

1,506

1,213

1,091

7,692

20-24 years

994

1,865

2,128

2,119

3,201

3,677

5,237

19,221

25-34 years

601

1,408

1,906

2,335

3,420

4,404

8,399

22,473

35-44 years

326

797

1,141

1,343

2,158

2,712

6,334

14,811

45-54 years

185

531

747

922

1,374

1,957

4,280

9,996

55-59 years

69

208

264

345

564

799

2,012

4,261

60-64 years

55

180

246

330

519

798

2,013

4,141

Total

2,782

6,041

7,574

8,530

12,742

15,560

29,366

82,595

Top
Share