An analysis of the live register of the type described by the Deputy was carried out on a quarterly basis up to 1988. It was discontinued from the start of 1989 following a general review of the set of live register analyses being compiled by the Central Statistics Office.
The decision to revise the then set of live register analyses followed interdepartmental consultation with the Departments of the Taoiseach, Finance, Labour, Social Welfare and Industry and Commerce. It took account of the various shortcomings in the quality of the basic data on which these analyses were based as well as the resource situation within the Central Statistics Office and the local employment offices of the Department of Social Welfare.
The results of the annual labour force surveys provide a broad range of structural information on those at work and unemployed, including analyses by economic sector and occupation.