Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 25 Oct 1994

Vol. 446 No. 3

Written Answers. - Unemployment Statistics.

Eric J. Byrne

Question:

106 Mr. E. Byrne asked the asked the Taoiseach, in respect of the end of January for each year from 1985 to 1994, the number of persons in receipt of unemployment benefit, unemployment assistance, farmers unemployment benefit and farmers unemployment assistance. [

The Taoiseach

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:

Number of persons on the Live Register on the last Friday of January 1985 to 1994.

Last Friday of January	Claims for Unemployment Benefit	Claims for Unemployment Assistance	Others on Live Register	Total Live Register
Farmers	Farmers	Others	Total	Farmers	Others	Total
		Relatives		Unemployment	Relatives		Unemployment
		Assisting		Benefit	Assisting		Assistance
1985	540	653	100,297	101,490	7,516	114,983	122,499	10,075	234,064
1986	521	536	96,057	97,114	6,818	123,906	130,724	12,567	240,405
1987	344	396	98,082	98,822	5,835	137,466	143,301	12,403	254,526
1988	328	282	90,560	91,170	4,859	142,217	147,076	13,995	252,241
1989	301	232	78,248	78,781	4,427	146,313	150,740	15,913	245,434
1990	264	163	66,301	66,728	3,869	146,676	150,545	17,194	234,467
1991	259	155	69,897	70,311	3,374	152,484	155,858	14,898	241,067
1992	233	140	82,273	82,646	3,214	175,472	178,686	15,397	276,729
1993	168	115	85,129	85,412	2,953	196,963	199,916	16,850	302,178
1994	80	53	74,395	74,528	2,270	204,878	207,148	15,325	297,001

Note: There is a discontinuity in the series because of revised statistical coverage from May 1992.