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Youth Unemployment Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 September 2014

Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Questions (53)

Niall Collins

Question:

53. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach the number and percentage of young persons not in education, employment and training by nomenclature of territorial units for statistics region here. [35515/14]

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The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment and unemployment in the State and the data also provides information on persons Neither in Employment nor in Education and Training (NEET).

The Q2 2014 estimates are the most recent QNHS figures available.

The table below shows the volume of persons aged 16-24 who are classified as being Neither in Employment nor in Education and Training (NEET) by NUTS2 and NUTS3 region, together with the proportion of persons aged 16-24 this represents.

Persons aged 16 - 24 Neither in Employment nor in Education and Training (NEET) by NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions, Quarter 2 2014

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Border, Midland and West

Border

Midland

West

Southern and Eastern

Dublin

Mid-East

Mid-West

South-East

South-West

State

Persons Neither in Employment nor in Education and Training (NEET) - Thou

23.6

10.0

7.3

6.3

49.8

15.1

8.2

4.9

10.1

11.6

73.4

% of 16-24 year population

19.5%

21.2%

23.2%

14.8%

14.6%

12.4%

14.8%

12.4%

19.3%

16.2%

15.9%

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS), Central Statistics Office, Ireland.

Data may be subject to future revision.

Reference period: q2=Apr-Jun.

Note: The indicator on people Neither in Employment nor in Education and Training (NEET) corresponds to the population of the age group who is not employed and not involved in further education or training, i.e. persons who meet the following two conditions: (a) they are not employed

(i.e. unemployed or inactive according to the International Labour Organisation definition) and (b) they have not received any education or training in the four weeks preceding the survey.

When calculating the proportion of all persons in the age group classified as NEET, it should be noted that respondents who have not answered the question 'participation in regular (formal) education and training' are excluded from the calculation.

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