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Unemployment Statistics

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 October 2013

Thursday, 10 October 2013

Questions (116)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

116. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons unemployed or signing on the live register with computer science qualifications at a diploma, graduate and postgraduate level; the total number of graduates unemployed; and the unemployment rates for graduates and the unemployment rate of computer science graduates. [42935/13]

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The number of persons unemployed or signing on the live register with computer science qualifications at a diploma, graduate and post graduate level, the total number of graduates unemployed, and the unemployment rates for graduates and the unemployment rate of computer science graduates are not available from my Department. The occupation details previously held by each live register customer are collected and are the closest available proxy for educational attainment.

As of the end of September 2013 there were 408,670 people on the live register. I have set out below a breakdown by occupation grouping of this number for the Deputy's information. There are 3,092 registrants in the ‘Information Technology’ occupation group in these statistics.

Occupation Grouping

Total

Percentage

Occupation

Construction, Woodwork and Metal and Related Industries

96,417

23.59%

General Operatives

56,477

13.82%

Retail, Sales

49,921

12.22%

Other

41,257

10.10%

Office Admin, Clerical and Secretarial

37,700

9.23%

Domestic and Catering

33,954

8.31%

Health and Related Industries

17,885

4.38%

Management

16,715

4.09%

Education

13,756

3.37%

Vehicle Trade

10,540

2.58%

Security, Military

7,382

1.81%

Agriculture, Fishing and Related Industries

6,146

1.50%

Beauty

5,911

1.45%

Business and Financial

5,891

1.44%

Information Technology

3,092

0.76%

Printing, Press, Communications

2,585

0.63%

Travel, Tourism

1,672

0.41%

Legal Profession

960

0.23%

Textiles

409

0.10%

Total

408,670

100.00%

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