Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 June 2013
49. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Taoiseach the number of people who are unemployed in County Louth; if he will provide a breakdown of long term unemployed, seasonal unemployment and short term unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29262/13]
View answerThe Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of unemployment in the State. Due to methodology and sample size it is not possible to produce reliable county level estimates from the QNHS. The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of persons claiming Jobseekers Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance and Other Registrants as registered with the Department of Social Protection.
The Live Register is not a definitive measure of unemployment as it includes part-time workers (those who work up to three days a week), and seasonal and casual workers entitled to Jobseekers Benefit or Allowance. However as it is a register rather than a sample survey County level totals are available from the Live Register.
Table 1 below shows the number of persons on the Live Register in County Louth classified by Social Welfare Local Office for May 2013, the most recent figures available.
Table 1-Total persons on the Live Register classified by Social Welfare Local Office, County Louth, May 2013
|
May 2013 |
|
|
Ardee |
2,198 |
|
Drogheda |
7,623 |
|
Dundalk |
7,026 |
|
Total persons |
16,847 |
Live Register, Central Statistics Office
Table 2 below provides a breakdown of the Live Register for County Louth classified by Social Welfare Local Office and duration of continuous registration for October 2012, the latest published figures available for this breakdown.
Table 2-Total persons on the Live Register by Social Welfare Local Office and duration of continuous registration, County Louth, October 2012
|
Less than one year |
One year or more |
Total |
|
|
Ardee |
1,218 |
1,005 |
2,223 |
|
Drogheda |
4,361 |
3,352 |
7,713 |
|
Dundalk |
3,612 |
3,239 |
6,851 |
|
Total persons |
9,191 |
7,596 |
16,787 |
Live Register, Central Statistics Office
