Peter Barry
Question:2 Mr. Barry asked the Taoiseach the unemployment figures for Cork city and Cork county respectively for each of the past five years, at the most recent date for which figures are available.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Cork Unemployment.
The information requested by the Deputy is contained in a statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report. Following is the statement:
Number of Persons on the Live Register in Employment Exchanges in Cork City and County on the last Friday of September 1989 to 1993 inclusive.
|
Last Friday of September |
Cork City |
County Cork |
Total City and County |
|
1989 |
13,437 |
10,210 |
23,647 |
|
1990 |
13,542 |
10,020 |
23,562 |
|
1991 |
16,106 |
11,938 |
28,044 |
|
1992 |
17,846 |
13,129 |
30,975 |
|
1993 |
17,470 |
13,153 |
30,623 |
Note: There is a discontinuity in the series because of revised statistical coverage from May 1992.