Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2022
130. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of persons who became unemployed in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; and if he will provide a monthly breakdown of the figure for each of the past 12 months. [47790/22]
View answerThe exact information requested by the Deputy is not available.
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household survey which provides quarterly statistics on employment and unemployment and is the official source of labour market estimates in the State. The classification of employment status in LFS results is determined according to ILO (International Labour Organisation) concepts and definitions.
The most recent LFS figures available are for Quarter 2 (Q2) 2022.
The table below shows the number of persons unemployed (ILO) aged 15 - 74 years in the State in the second quarter 2012 to 2022 classified by duration of unemployment (less than or greater than one year).
Unemployed persons (ILO) aged 15-74 years classified by duration, Quarter 2 2012 - Quarter 2 2022
|
2012Q2 |
2013Q2 |
2014Q2 |
2015Q2 |
2016Q2 |
2017Q2 |
2018Q2 |
2019Q2 |
2020Q2 |
2021Q2 |
2022Q2 |
|
|
All duration of unemployment |
352.2 |
329.5 |
279.4 |
234.1 |
211.3 |
160.3 |
145.0 |
130.9 |
121.1 |
184.1 |
119.9 |
|
Less than 1 year |
137.5 |
141.6 |
122.2 |
103.6 |
101.3 |
78.9 |
89.8 |
86.8 |
91.2 |
125.2 |
82.8 |
|
1 year and over |
210.6 |
183.4 |
152.2 |
124.9 |
102.1 |
73.5 |
48.7 |
40.8 |
25.7 |
49.5 |
31.8 |
|
Not stated |
[4.1] |
[4.5] |
4.9 |
5.5 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
[6.4] |
* |
* |
[9.3] |
* |
|
Source: Labour Force Survey, Central Statistics Office. * Estimates for numbers of persons or averages where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are not produced as estimates are too small to be considered reliable. Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution. Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change. Data may be subject to future revision. Reference period: Q2=Apr -Jun. |
