David Cullinane
Question:816. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons by age claiming jobseeker’s benefit in each month of 2020 to date in tabular form. [11873/20]
View answerTuesday, 23 June 2020
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below. The Deputy might note that jobseeker's assistance claimants are not included in this data.
Jobseeker's Benefit Recipients by Age - January to May 2020
|
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
|
|
Under 25 |
1,936 |
1,978 |
2,364 |
2,310 |
2,688 |
|
25-29 |
3,550 |
3,480 |
4,003 |
3,898 |
4,266 |
|
30-39 |
8,870 |
8,962 |
9,800 |
9,046 |
9,159 |
|
40-49 |
8,104 |
8,148 |
8,853 |
8,314 |
8,361 |
|
50-59 |
6,540 |
6,536 |
6,747 |
6,367 |
6,329 |
|
60+ |
5,934 |
5,857 |
5,750 |
5,321 |
5,253 |
|
Total |
34,934 |
34,961 |
37,517 |
35,256 |
36,056 |
Question No. 817 answered with Question No. 793.