asked the Taoiseach the number of people at present unemployed in south Tipperary; if he will give a breakdown of the numbers unemployed in Cashel, Clonmel, Cahir, Tipperary and Carrick-on-Suir; and if he will give the equivalent figures for these areas at this particular time in each of the years 1982 to 1985 inclusive.
Written Answers. - Unemployment Statistics.
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The following table shows the number of persons on the live register at Cashel, Clonmel, Cahir, Tipperary and Carrick-on-Suir local employment offices on 26 March 1982, 25 March 1983, 30 March 1984, 29 March 1985 and 28 March 1986 the latest date for which figures are available.
|
Local Office |
26 March 1982 |
25 March 1983 |
30 March 1984 |
29 March 1985 |
28 March 1986 |
|
Cashel |
445 |
532 |
602 |
654 |
533 |
|
Clonmel |
987 |
1,224 |
1,370 |
1,619 |
1,544 |
|
Cahir |
497 |
629 |
601 |
668 |
649 |
|
Tipperary |
679 |
828 |
941 |
1,045 |
1,051 |
|
Carrick-on-Suir |
759 |
838 |
1,028 |
1,073 |
1,273 |
|
Total of above Offices |
3,367 |
4,051 |
4,542 |
5,059 |
5,050 |
The areas served by individual local employment offices are not prescribed in terms of specific geographically defined areas within a county. It is not possible, therefore, to allocate persons on the live register to south Tipperary.