Brendan Griffin
Question:173. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach the current unemployment rate in County Kerry; and the rate for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7513/15]
View answerTuesday, 24 February 2015
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The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of unemployment in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q3 2014. Estimates of unemployment are produced by NUTS 3 Regions. The NUTS 3 South-West region includes Cork City, Cork County and Kerry. Due to methodology and sample size it is not possible to produce reliable Kerry County estimates from the QNHS.
The table below shows the unemployment rate of persons aged 15 years and over classified by NUTS3 South-West region in Q3 of each year from 2005 to 2014.
Unemployment rate of persons aged 15 years and over classified by NUTS3 South-West region, Q3 2005 - Q3 2014
%
|
Q3 05 |
Q3 06 |
Q3 07 |
Q3 08 |
Q3 09 |
Q3 10 |
Q3 11 |
Q3 12 |
Q3 13 |
Q3 14 |
|
|
Unemploy- ment rate |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
6.5 |
11.9 |
13.6 |
14.1 |
12.9 |
11.3 |
10.5 |
Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.
Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.