Dermot Ahern
Question:83 Mr. D. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the average percentage of unemployment in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4197/97]
Vol. 475 No. 1
83 Mr. D. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the average percentage of unemployment in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4197/97]
The labour force survey (LFS) provides annual information on the unemployment rate, classified by region. Unfortunately, LFS results are not available for counties. The following table shows the unemployment rate (based on ILO definitions) in each regional authority area, in April 1996:
Regional Authority |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
Border |
15.2 |
Dublin |
12.3 |
Mid-East |
10.3 |
Midland |
9.6 |
Mid-West |
9.0 |
South-East |
12.5 |
South-West |
11.7 |
West |
11.7 |
State |
11.9 |
County |
At Work |
Unemployed |
Total Labour Force |
PES Unemployment Rate (%) |
Leinster |
620,666 |
131,030 |
751,696 |
17.4 |
Carlow |
12,491 |
2,815 |
15,306 |
18.4 |
Dublin |
358,346 |
77,681 |
436,027 |
17.8 |
Kildare |
40,715 |
6,853 |
47,568 |
14.4 |
Kilkenny |
23,936 |
4,244 |
28,180 |
15.1 |
Laoighis |
16,134 |
3,109 |
19,243 |
16.2 |
Longford |
9,214 |
1,618 |
10,832 |
14.9 |
Louth |
27,120 |
7,727 |
34,847 |
22.2 |
Meath |
33,649 |
6,082 |
39,731 |
15.3 |
Offaly |
17,797 |
3,677 |
21,474 |
17.1 |
Westmeath |
19,895 |
3,318 |
23,213 |
14.3 |
Wexford |
31,031 |
7,374 |
38,405 |
19.2 |
Wicklow |
30,338 |
6,532 |
36,870 |
17.7 |
Munster |
323,561 |
62,203 |
385,764 |
16.1 |
Clare |
30,735 |
4,736 |
35,471 |
13.4 |
Cork |
132,838 |
23,850 |
156,688 |
15.2 |
Kerry |
37,859 |
7,570 |
45,429 |
16.7 |
Limerick |
51,390 |
11,157 |
62,547 |
17.8 |
Tipperary |
41,684 |
8,418 |
50,102 |
16.8 |
Waterford |
29,055 |
6,472 |
35,527 |
18.2 |
Connacht |
135,977 |
23,380 |
159,357 |
14.7 |
Galway |
58,816 |
10,599 |
69,415 |
15.3 |
Leitrim |
8,012 |
1,273 |
9,285 |
13.7 |
Mayo |
33,664 |
6,397 |
40,061 |
16.0 |
Roscommon |
17,493 |
1,984 |
19,477 |
10.2 |
Ulster |
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(part of) |
68,876 |
17,177 |
86,053 |
20.0 |
Sligo |
17,992 |
3,127 |
21,119 |
14.8 |
Cavan |
17,268 |
2,487 |
19,755 |
12.6 |
Donegal |
35,134 |
11,958 |
47,092 |
25.4 |
Monaghan |
16,474 |
2,732 |
19,206 |
14.2 |
State |
1,149,080 |
233,790 |
1,382,870 |
16.9 |