Vol. 419 No. 9
63 Mr. Callely asked the Taoiseach his views on whether a detailed breakdown of unemployed persons' statistics such as age, sex, profession, trade or skill, previous occupation, and previous and present address would be beneficial as this would give a clear picture of the unemployed and could identify specific areas for address; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It is desirable that as full an analysis as possible is available of unemployed persons. At present there are three major sources for such analysis.
(1) The monthly area analysis of the Live Register count, published by the Central Statistics Office, provides details of the numbers registering at each of the 128 Local Employment Offices throughout the country, classified by broad age group and sex. The methodology used in compiling these figures does not make them amenable to classification by area of residence of those on the Live Register. The Department of Social Welfare is at present in the process of compiling a previous history and occupational analysis of new registrants.
