Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 November 2020
252. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection the sectorial breakdown of those who have joined the live register since the start of 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37720/20]
View answerAs of 15th November 2020 there are currently 72,470 on the Live Register whose claim has commenced in 2020, of which 66,273 can be assigned a sector via their last employer based on the current data available to my Department. The requested information is listed in the table below for this cohort.
|
Sector |
Number |
Percent |
|
A Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
855 |
1.3% |
|
B Mining and Quarrying |
125 |
0.2% |
|
C Manufacturing |
6,076 |
9.2% |
|
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
70 |
0.1% |
|
E Water supply; Sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
295 |
0.4% |
|
F Construction |
4,022 |
6.1% |
|
G Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and motorcycles |
10,562 |
15.9% |
|
H Transportation and storage |
3,503 |
5.3% |
|
I Accommodation and food service activities |
8,493 |
12.8% |
|
J Information and communication activities |
2,525 |
3.8% |
|
K Financial and insurance activities |
2,167 |
3.3% |
|
L Real Estate activities |
627 |
0.9% |
|
M Professional, Scientific and Technical activities |
3,153 |
4.8% |
|
N Administrative and support service activities |
7,169 |
10.8% |
|
O Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security |
2,686 |
4.1% |
|
P Education |
2,515 |
3.8% |
|
Q Human Health And Social Work activities |
6,141 |
9.3% |
|
R Arts, entertainment and recreation |
1,179 |
1.8% |
|
S Other Service activities |
3,654 |
5.5% |
|
T Activities of Households as employers |
449 |
0.7% |
|
U Activities of Extra-territorial Organisations And Bodies |
7 |
0.0% |
|
Total |
66,273 |
100.0% |
