Vol. 413 No. 1
46 Mr. Durkan asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the total number of (a) females and (b) males currently registered as unemployed; the numbers of those at (a) and (b) in (1) under 20; (2) 20-25; (3) 25-30; (4) 30-35; (5) 35-40; (6) 40-45; (7) 45-50; (8) 50-55; (9) 55-60 age groups; the way these numbers compare with those of other EC states as a percentage of the total workforce.
There were 256,950 persons on the live register on 25 October 1991. Of these 171,705 were males and 85,245 were females.
An age breakdown of the live register is compiled in respect of the third Friday of April and October each year. The most recently published data relates to 19 April 1991. The precise age breakdown requested by the Deputy is not available. The following table provides the most comparable information.
Total Persons on the Live Register by Age-Group and Sex on 19 April 1991
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
|
Under 20 years |
10,986 |
8,014 |
19,000 |
|
20 to 24 years |
28,506 |
17,946 |
46,452 |
|
25 to 34 years |
45,003 |
25,723 |
70,726 |
|
35 to 44 years |
40,333 |
14,281 |
54,614 |
|
45 to 54 years |
25,977 |
7,785 |
33,762 |
|
55 to 59 years |
10,822 |
3,262 |
14,084 |
|
60 to 64 years |
4,663 |
1,174 |
5,837 |
|
Total all Ages |
166,290 |
78,185 |
244,475 |
|
EC |
Belgium |
Denmark |
Germany |
Greece |
Spain |
France |
Ireland |
Italy |
Luxembourg |
Netherland |
Portugal |
UK |
|
|
Total |
|||||||||||||
|
Males and Females |
|||||||||||||
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
9/90 |
8.5 |
7.7 |
8.5 |
5.0 |
— |
16.0 |
9.1 |
15.6 |
10.0 |
1.6 |
— |
4.7 |
7.1 |
|
4/91 |
8.8 |
8.0 |
8.7 |
4.6 |
— |
15.6 |
9.5 |
17.0 |
9.8 |
1.8 |
— |
4.3 |
8.9 |
|
5/91 |
8.9 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
4.6 |
— |
15.5 |
9.6 |
17.1 |
9.8 |
1.9 |
— |
4.2 |
9.2 |
|
6/91 |
8.9 |
8.1 |
9.1 |
4.6 |
— |
15.5 |
9.7 |
17.5 |
10.0 |
1.9 |
— |
4.2 |
9.4 |
|
7/91 |
9.0 |
8.1 |
9.3 |
4.7 |
— |
15.2 |
9.9 |
17.7 |
10.0 |
1.9 |
— |
4.2 |
9.7 |
|
8/91 |
9.1 |
8.2 |
9.3 |
4.7 |
— |
15.3 |
10.0 |
17.8 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
— |
4.2 |
10.0 |
|
9/91 |
9.1 |
8.2 |
9.4 |
4.7 |
— |
15.5 |
10.0 |
17.9 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
— |
4.1 |
10.0 |
|
Males |
|||||||||||||
|
9/90 |
6.6 |
4.9 |
8.1 |
3.8 |
— |
11.7 |
6.8 |
15.0 |
6.6 |
1.1 |
— |
3.2 |
7.5 |
|
4/91 |
7.1 |
5.2 |
8.2 |
3.6 |
— |
11.5 |
7.2 |
16.4 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
— |
2.9 |
9.6 |
|
5/91 |
7.2 |
5.2 |
8.6 |
3.6 |
— |
11.4 |
7.4 |
16.4 |
6.5 |
1.4 |
— |
2.9 |
10.0 |
|
6/91 |
7.3 |
5.3 |
8.7 |
3.6 |
— |
11.5 |
7.5 |
16.7 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
— |
2.9 |
10.3 |
|
7/91 |
7.3 |
5.3 |
8.8 |
3.8 |
— |
11.3 |
7.6 |
17.0 |
6.6 |
1.4 |
— |
3.0 |
10.5 |
|
8/91 |
7.4 |
5.4 |
8.9 |
3.7 |
— |
11.3 |
7.6 |
17.0 |
6.5 |
1.4 |
— |
3.0 |
10.8 |
|
9/91 |
7.4 |
5.4 |
9.0 |
3.7 |
— |
11.5 |
7.7 |
17.1 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
— |
2.9 |
10.8 |
|
Females |
|||||||||||||
|
9/90 |
11.2 |
12.1 |
9.0 |
6.7 |
— |
23.9 |
12.0 |
17.0 |
16.0 |
2.5 |
— |
6.6 |
6.6 |
|
4/91 |
11.3 |
12.3 |
9.2 |
6.1 |
— |
23.2 |
12.3 |
18.4 |
15.7 |
2.8 |
— |
6.2 |
8.0 |
|
5/91 |
11.4 |
12.3 |
9.4 |
6.1 |
— |
23.1 |
12.5 |
18.5 |
15.7 |
2.9 |
— |
6.1 |
8.2 |
|
6/91 |
11.4 |
12.3 |
9.5 |
6.1 |
— |
22.9 |
12.6 |
18.8 |
15.9 |
2.9 |
— |
5.9 |
8.3 |
|
7/91 |
11.5 |
12.4 |
9.7 |
6.2 |
— |
22.6 |
12.9 |
19.2 |
15.9 |
2.9 |
— |
5.9 |
8.6 |
|
8/91 |
11.6 |
12.6 |
9.8 |
6.2 |
— |
22.7 |
12.9 |
19.4 |
16.0 |
3.0 |
— |
5.7 |
8.9 |
|
9/91 |
11.6 |
12.6 |
9.8 |
6.1 |
— |
22.8 |
12.9 |
19.7 |
15.9 |
3.0 |
— |
5.6 |
8.9 |
|
9/90 |
16.6 |
17.3 |
11.6 |
4.4 |
— |
31.8 |
18.8 |
21.9 |
29.8 |
3.8 |
— |
10.1 |
10.9 |
|
4/91 |
17.0 |
18.1 |
11.3 |
3.8 |
— |
30.2 |
19.2 |
24.4 |
29.6 |
4.0 |
— |
8.9 |
14.0 |
|
5/91 |
17.0 |
18.0 |
11.6 |
3.8 |
— |
30.1 |
19.4 |
24.6 |
29.4 |
4.4 |
— |
8.7 |
14.5 |
|
6/91 |
17.2 |
18.0 |
11.8 |
3.8 |
— |
29.9 |
19.5 |
25.6 |
29.9 |
4.1 |
— |
8.2 |
14.8 |
|
7/91 |
17.2 |
18.2 |
12.0 |
4.3 |
— |
28.5 |
20.0 |
26.2 |
29.6 |
4.1 |
— |
8.0 |
15.1 |
|
8/91 |
17.3 |
18.4 |
12.3 |
4.1 |
— |
29.0 |
19.8 |
26.3 |
29.5 |
4.3 |
— |
8.1 |
15.7 |
|
9/91 |
17.3 |
18.4 |
12.1 |
3.9 |
— |
29.1 |
19.9 |
26.3 |
29.5 |
4.4 |
— |
7.9 |
15.6 |
|
Males |
|||||||||||||
|
9/90 |
14.5 |
12.8 |
11.8 |
4.1 |
— |
25.9 |
15.5 |
23.7 |
24.4 |
2.6 |
— |
7.9 |
12.0 |
|
4/91 |
15.3 |
14.2 |
11.5 |
3.6 |
— |
25.2 |
16.4 |
26.3 |
24.2 |
2.7 |
— |
6.5 |
15.7 |
|
5/91 |
15.5 |
14.2 |
11.9 |
3.7 |
— |
25.1 |
16.7 |
26.5 |
24.0 |
3.1 |
— |
5.8 |
16.3 |
|
6/91 |
15.6 |
14.1 |
12.2 |
3.7 |
— |
25.1 |
16.9 |
27.8 |
24.4 |
2.7 |
— |
5.9 |
16.8 |
|
7/91 |
15.6 |
14.3 |
12.5 |
4.1 |
— |
23.5 |
17.3 |
28.2 |
24.3 |
2.8 |
— |
5.7 |
17.0 |
|
8/91 |
15.6 |
14.4 |
12.6 |
3.9 |
— |
23.3 |
17.0 |
28.3 |
24.2 |
2.8 |
— |
5.7 |
17.5 |
|
9/91 |
15.6 |
14.5 |
12.6 |
3.8 |
— |
23.9 |
17.1 |
28.0 |
24.2 |
3.2 |
— |
5.4 |
17.4 |
|
Females |
|||||||||||||
|
9/90 |
19.0 |
22.2 |
11.4 |
4.8 |
— |
39.0 |
22.4 |
19.9 |
36.1 |
5.0 |
— |
12.8 |
9.7 |
|
4/91 |
19.0 |
22.3 |
11.0 |
4.1 |
— |
36.5 |
22.2 |
22.0 |
35.9 |
5.4 |
— |
11.9 |
12.0 |
|
5/91 |
18.9 |
22.1 |
11.1 |
4.0 |
— |
36.3 |
22.3 |
22.2 |
35.6 |
5.8 |
— |
12.1 |
12.3 |
|
6/91 |
19.0 |
22.1 |
11.3 |
4.0 |
— |
36.0 |
22.4 |
23.0 |
36.2 |
5.7 |
— |
10.9 |
12.4 |
|
7/91 |
19.0 |
22.4 |
11.5 |
4.5 |
— |
34.9 |
23.0 |
23.8 |
35.7 |
5.5 |
— |
10.7 |
12.9 |
|
8/91 |
19.3 |
22.7 |
12.0 |
4.2 |
— |
36.0 |
22.9 |
24.0 |
35.8 |
6.0 |
— |
11.0 |
13.5 |
|
9/91 |
19.1 |
22.6 |
11.6 |
3.9 |
— |
35.5 |
23.0 |
24.3 |
35.6 |
5.6 |
— |
11.0 |
13.4 |
|
EC |
Belgium |
Denmark |
Germany |
Greece |
Spain |
France |
Ireland |
Italy |
Luxembourg |
Netherland |
Portugal |
UK |
|
|
Total |
|||||||||||||
|
Males and Females |
|||||||||||||
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
1983 |
9.9 |
12.5 |
9.3 |
6.9 |
7.8 |
17.7 |
8.2 |
15.2 |
8.8 |
3.5 |
12.4 |
8.0 |
11.0 |
|
1984 |
10.6 |
12.5 |
8.7 |
7.1 |
8.1 |
20.6 |
9.8 |
16.8 |
9.3 |
3.1 |
12.3 |
8.7 |
11.0 |
|
1985 |
10.8 |
11.6 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
21.6 |
10.2 |
18.2 |
9.6 |
2.9 |
10.5 |
8.8 |
11.4 |
|
1986 |
10.7 |
11.6 |
5.6 |
6.3 |
7.4 |
21.1 |
10.3 |
18.2 |
10.5 |
2.6 |
10.2 |
8.2 |
11.4 |
|
1987 |
10.3 |
11.4 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
7.4 |
20.4 |
10.4 |
18.0 |
10.2 |
2.6 |
10.0 |
6.8 |
10.4 |
|
1988 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
7.7 |
19.3 |
9.9 |
17.4 |
10.8 |
2.1 |
9.3 |
5.6 |
8.5 |
|
1989 |
8.9 |
8.4 |
7.8 |
5.5 |
7.5 |
17.1 |
9.4 |
16.0 |
10.7 |
1.8 |
8.7 |
5.0 |
7.1 |
|
1990 |
8.5 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
5.1 |
7.0 |
16.1 |
9.1 |
15.6 |
9.8 |
1.7 |
8.1 |
4.6 |
7.1 |
|
Males |
|||||||||||||
|
1983 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
8.2 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
16.4 |
6.3 |
14.6 |
5.8 |
2.6 |
11.1 |
5.3 |
11.8 |
|
1984 |
9.3 |
8.4 |
7.4 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
19.4 |
7.9 |
16.3 |
6.2 |
2.4 |
11.0 |
6.5 |
11.5 |
|
1985 |
9.4 |
7.5 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
5.6 |
20.0 |
8.4 |
17.5 |
6.3 |
2.2 |
9.2 |
6.7 |
11.7 |
|
1986 |
9.2 |
7.4 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
19.2 |
8.5 |
17.4 |
7.1 |
1.8 |
8.4 |
6.4 |
11.8 |
|
1987 |
8.6 |
7.4 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
16.8 |
8.3 |
17.4 |
7.0 |
1.8 |
7.5 |
5.1 |
10.8 |
|
1988 |
7.8 |
6.7 |
5.5 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
15.1 |
7.7 |
16.9 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
7.1 |
3.9 |
8.7 |
|
1989 |
7.0 |
5.3 |
7.0 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
12.8 |
7.1 |
15.6 |
7.1 |
1.3 |
6.5 |
3.4 |
7.3 |
|
1990 |
6.6 |
4.9 |
7.7 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
11.9 |
6.8 |
15.0 |
6.5 |
1.2 |
5.8 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
|
Females |
|||||||||||||
|
1983 |
11.8 |
19.0 |
10.5 |
8.0 |
11.7 |
20.8 |
10.8 |
16.6 |
14.4 |
5.3 |
14.7 |
11.8 |
9.8 |
|
1984 |
12.7 |
19.3 |
10.2 |
8.6 |
12.1 |
23.3 |
12.3 |
18.0 |
15.2 |
4.4 |
14.8 |
11.9 |
10.3 |
|
1985 |
13.0 |
18.4 |
9.1 |
8.7 |
11.7 |
25.2 |
12.6 |
19.8 |
15.7 |
4.3 |
12.8 |
11.7 |
11.0 |
|
1986 |
13.0 |
18.5 |
7.4 |
8.1 |
11.6 |
25.2 |
12.8 |
19.9 |
16.7 |
4.0 |
13.4 |
10.9 |
11.0 |
|
1987 |
13.0 |
17.6 |
7.0 |
7.9 |
11.4 |
27.7 |
13.3 |
19.3 |
16.1 |
3.9 |
14.0 |
9.2 |
9.9 |
|
1988 |
12.6 |
15.2 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
12.5 |
27.5 |
12.8 |
18.4 |
17.0 |
3.1 |
12.8 |
7.9 |
8.3 |
|
1989 |
11.8 |
13.1 |
8.6 |
7.4 |
12.4 |
25.1 |
12.4 |
16.7 |
16.8 |
2.7 |
12.1 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
|
1990 |
11.2 |
12.1 |
8.9 |
7.0 |
11.7 |
24.1 |
12.0 |
16.8 |
15.7 |
2.5 |
11.9 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
|
1983 |
22.8 |
27.2 |
17.3 |
11.8 |
22.8 |
42.6 |
21.5 |
22.3 |
30.1 |
8.1 |
22.3 |
18.5 |
20.1 |
|
1984 |
23.8 |
27.7 |
13.8 |
11.4 |
23.9 |
46.9 |
26.0 |
24.2 |
31.7 |
6.8 |
21.3 |
19.7 |
19.0 |
|
1985 |
23.1 |
24.9 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
23.9 |
48.0 |
25.7 |
26.1 |
31.8 |
6.7 |
17.7 |
19.9 |
18.3 |
|
1986 |
22.3 |
23.3 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
24.1 |
45.9 |
24.8 |
26.8 |
33.2 |
6.1 |
16.8 |
19.2 |
18.1 |
|
1987 |
21.0 |
22.6 |
8.1 |
6.9 |
24.8 |
43.0 |
23.7 |
26.3 |
31.7 |
6.0 |
17.1 |
15.9 |
15.5 |
|
1988 |
19.6 |
19.6 |
8.7 |
6.5 |
25.8 |
40.2 |
22.2 |
25.1 |
32.4 |
5.0 |
14.7 |
13.0 |
12.5 |
|
1989 |
17.4 |
17.3 |
10.9 |
5.3 |
24.8 |
34.0 |
20.2 |
21.9 |
31.4 |
4.1 |
13.4 |
11.4 |
10.1 |
|
1990 |
16.5 |
17.0 |
11.4 |
4.5 |
23.2 |
31.9 |
19.0 |
21.6 |
29.2 |
3.9 |
11.8 |
10.1 |
10.8 |
|
Males |
|||||||||||||
|
1983 |
21.4 |
22.3 |
15.8 |
11.4 |
17.0 |
41.3 |
17.4 |
24.1 |
25.1 |
7.2 |
23.5 |
13.8 |
22.1 |
|
1984 |
22.2 |
22.3 |
12.0 |
10.6 |
17.5 |
45.6 |
22.2 |
26.4 |
25.9 |
6.7 |
21.7 |
15.3 |
20.5 |
|
1985 |
21.5 |
18.9 |
8.9 |
9.4 |
17.5 |
46.0 |
22.5 |
27.6 |
25.7 |
6.3 |
18.1 |
15.9 |
19.5 |
|
1986 |
20.6 |
17.2 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
15.9 |
43.3 |
21.5 |
29.3 |
27.7 |
5.2 |
16.4 |
15.4 |
19.1 |
|
1987 |
18.8 |
16.0 |
6.9 |
6.2 |
17.4 |
37.9 |
19.8 |
28.5 |
26.8 |
4.8 |
16.0 |
12.2 |
16.4 |
|
1988 |
17.3 |
14.5 |
7.9 |
5.8 |
17.0 |
33.9 |
18.4 |
26.9 |
27.1 |
4.7 |
13.9 |
9.5 |
13.4 |
|
1989 |
15.0 |
12.8 |
10.1 |
4.8 |
16.9 |
27.5 |
16.5 |
23.6 |
25.6 |
3.4 |
12.2 |
8.5 |
11.0 |
|
1990 |
14.4 |
12.5 |
11.2 |
4.1 |
15.1 |
26.0 |
15.7 |
23.3 |
23.8 |
2.9 |
10.3 |
8.0 |
11.8 |
|
Females |
|||||||||||||
|
1983 |
24.5 |
32.5 |
18.9 |
12.2 |
29.8 |
44.4 |
25.9 |
20.0 |
36.2 |
9.1 |
21.1 |
24.4 |
17.7 |
|
1984 |
25.6 |
33.4 |
15.8 |
12.2 |
31.7 |
48.6 |
30.0 |
21.5 |
38.6 |
7.0 |
20.8 |
25.1 |
17.1 |
|
1985 |
25.0 |
31.3 |
12.5 |
11.2 |
31.7 |
50.8 |
29.1 |
24.3 |
39.2 |
7.1 |
17.4 |
25.0 |
16.8 |
|
1986 |
24.3 |
29.7 |
9.4 |
8.8 |
34.1 |
49.5 |
28.2 |
23.8 |
39.7 |
7.0 |
17.2 |
24.1 |
16.9 |
|
1987 |
23.4 |
29.5 |
9.4 |
7.6 |
33.7 |
49.3 |
27.8 |
23.7 |
37.7 |
7.3 |
18.3 |
20.6 |
14.3 |
|
1988 |
22.3 |
25.1 |
9.7 |
7.3 |
35.9 |
47.8 |
26.1 |
22.9 |
38.5 |
5.4 |
15.4 |
17.4 |
11.4 |
|
1989 |
20.1 |
22.2 |
11.8 |
5.8 |
33.9 |
41.9 |
24.1 |
19.9 |
38.0 |
4.8 |
14.5 |
14.8 |
9.2 |
|
1990 |
19.0 |
21.8 |
11.5 |
5.0 |
32.4 |
39.1 |
22.6 |
19.5 |
35.6 |
5.0 |
13.3 |
12.8 |
9.5 |
