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Unemployment Levels

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 September 2012

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Questions (81)

Niall Collins

Question:

81. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach if he will confirm the latest available unemployment figures at the Tallaght Social Protection Office, Dublin; if he will also provide the comparisons for the same month over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40041/12]

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The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social Protection. Figures are published for each county and local social welfare office.

The most recent Live Register figures available are for August 2012. The table below contains the numbers signing on in the Tallaght local office on the last Friday of August 2010, August 2011 and August 2012.

It should be noted that the Live Register is not a definitive measure of unemployment as it includes part-time workers, and seasonal and casual workers entitled to Jobseeker's Benefit or Allowance.

Persons on the Live Register in Tallaght Local Office by sex and age, August 2010, 2011 and 2012

-

-

August 2010

August 2011

August 2012

Annual Charge

August 2011

Annual Charge

August 2012

% Change

August 2011

% Change

August 2012

Males

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Under 25 years

1,739

1,651

1,468

- 88

- 183

- 5.1

- 11.1

-

25 years and over

5,827

6,551

6,673

+ 724

+ 122

+ 12.4

+ 1.9

-

Total males

7,566

8,202

8,141

+ 636

- 61

+ 8.4

- 0.7

Females

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Under 25 years

1,022

1,004

971

- 18

- 33

- 1.8

- 3.3

-

25 years and over

2,562

2,974

3,040

+ 412

+ 66

+ 16.1

+ 2.2

-

Total females

3,584

3,978

4,011

+ 394

+ 33

+ 11.0

+ 0.8

All persons

-

- -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Under 25 years

2,761

2,655

2,439

- 106

- 216

- 3.8

- 8.1

-

25 years and over

8,389

9,525

9,713

+ 1,136

+ 188

+ 13.5

+ 2.0

-

Total persons

11,150

12,180

12,152

+ 1,030

- 28

+ 9.2

- 0.2

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