Cathal Crowe
Question:53. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach the number of persons on the live register in County Clare in November of each year from 2016 to 2021 by age, gender, occupation, nationality and duration. [1470/22]
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Michael McNamara
Question:54. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Taoiseach the number of persons on the live register in County Clare in November of each year from 2016 to 2021, by age, gender, occupation, nationality and duration in tabular form. [1504/22]
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Violet-Anne Wynne
Question:64. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Taoiseach the number of persons on the live register in County Clare in November of each year from 2016 to 2021 inclusive by age, gender, occupation, nationality, and duration in tabular form. [1653/22]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 53, 54 and 64 together.
The Live Register series provides a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social Protection.
Table 1 below shows the number of persons on the Live Register for County Clare classified by gender for Nov 2016 to 2021. This information is also available online on the CSO Px Stat (Series code LRM07). See link to CSO website below.
www.cso.ie/en/index.html
Table 2 below shows the number of persons on Live Register for County Clare classified by age group for Nov 2016 to 2021. This information is also available online on the CSO Px Stat (Series code LRM07). See link to CSO website below.
www.cso.ie/en/index.html
Table 3 below shows the number of persons on Live Register for County Clare classified by last held occupation for Nov 2016 to 2021.
Table 4 below shows the number of persons on Live Register for County Clare classified by nationality grouping for Nov 2016 to 2021.
Table 5 below shows the number of persons on Live Register for County Clare classified by duration of continuous registration for Nov 2016 to 2021.
It should be noted that the Live Register is not a definitive measure of unemployment as it includes part-time workers, and seasonal and casual workers entitled to Jobseeker's Benefit or Allowance.
Table 1 Number of persons on the Live Register in County Clare classified by gender, Nov 2016 - 2021
|
Nov 2016 |
Nov 2017 |
Nov 2018 |
Nov 2019 |
Nov 2020 |
Nov 2021 |
|
|
Male |
3,599 |
3,130 |
2,598 |
2,463 |
2,704 |
2,069 |
|
Female |
2,854 |
2,574 |
2,216 |
2,065 |
2,222 |
1,793 |
|
All persons |
6,453 |
5,704 |
4,814 |
4,528 |
4,926 |
3,862 |
Source: Live Register, CSO
Table 2 Number of persons on the Live Register in County Clare classified by age group, Nov 2016 - 2021
|
Nov 2016 |
Nov 2017 |
Nov 2018 |
Nov 2019 |
Nov 2020 |
Nov 2021 |
|
|
Under 25 years |
748 |
628 |
484 |
510 |
550 |
361 |
|
Over 25 years |
5,705 |
5,076 |
4,330 |
4,018 |
4,376 |
3,501 |
|
Total |
6,453 |
5,704 |
4,814 |
4,528 |
4,926 |
3,862 |
Source: Live Register, CSO
Table 3 Number of persons on the Live Register in County Clare classified by last held occupation, Nov 2016 - 2021
|
Nov 2016 |
Nov 2017 |
Nov 2018 |
Nov 2019 |
Nov 2020 |
Nov 2021 |
|
|
Managers and administrators |
209 |
194 |
179 |
179 |
197 |
158 |
|
Professional |
389 |
352 |
328 |
290 |
341 |
229 |
|
Associate professional and technical |
194 |
185 |
152 |
120 |
152 |
107 |
|
Clerical and secretarial |
856 |
748 |
622 |
618 |
579 |
429 |
|
Craft and related |
1,351 |
1,125 |
898 |
858 |
890 |
679 |
|
Personal and protective service |
1,291 |
1,200 |
1,024 |
987 |
960 |
702 |
|
Sales |
693 |
608 |
523 |
504 |
488 |
337 |
|
Plant and machine operatives |
647 |
536 |
483 |
450 |
490 |
331 |
|
Other occupation |
745 |
688 |
554 |
469 |
513 |
377 |
|
No occupation¹ |
78 |
68 |
51 |
53 |
316 |
513 |
|
Total |
6,453 |
5,704 |
4,814 |
4,528 |
4,926 |
3,862 |
1 Includes those who have no stated occupation
Source: Live Register, CSO
Table 4 Number of persons on the Live Register in County Clare classified by nationality grouping, Nov 2016 - 2021
|
Nov 2016 |
Nov 2017 |
Nov 2018 |
Nov 2019 |
Nov 2020 |
Nov 2021 |
|
|
Irish nationals |
5,269 |
4,671 |
3,896 |
3,694 |
3,996 |
3,106 |
|
Non-Irish nationals |
1,184 |
1,033 |
918 |
834 |
930 |
756 |
|
of which: |
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|
United Kingdom |
346 |
289 |
254 |
237 |
268 |
221 |
|
EU14 (excluding Ireland)1 |
110 |
108 |
103 |
83 |
83 |
76 |
|
EU15 to EU271 |
590 |
487 |
429 |
379 |
432 |
321 |
|
Other |
138 |
149 |
132 |
135 |
147 |
138 |
|
All persons |
6,453 |
5,704 |
4,814 |
4,528 |
4,926 |
3,862 |
1 In light of the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union with effect from 1 February 2020, the EU classification has been updated.
Source: Live Register, CSO
Table 5 Number of persons on the Live Register in County Clare classified by duration of continuous registration, Nov 2016 - 2021
|
Nov 2016 |
Nov 2017 |
Nov 2018 |
Nov 2019 |
Nov 2020 |
Nov 2021 |
|
|
Less than one year |
3,536 |
3,256 |
2,759 |
2,760 |
2,960 |
1,971 |
|
One year or more |
2,917 |
2,448 |
2,055 |
1,768 |
1,966 |
1,891 |
|
Total |
6,453 |
5,704 |
4,814 |
4,528 |
4,926 |
3,862 |
Source: Live Register, CSO
Question No. 54 answered with Question No. 53.