asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the number of persons registered as unemployed at each employment exchange in County Galway in February 1980, 1981 and 1982.
Written Answers. - County Galway Unemployment Figures.
559.
The following table gives the number of persons on the live register at each local employment office in County Galway on the last Friday in February for the years 1982, 1981 and 1980.
Local Office |
26 February 1982 |
27 February 1981 |
29 February 1980 |
Ballinasloe |
1,058 |
892 |
646 |
Clifden |
645 |
615 |
520 |
Galway |
3,875 |
3,022 |
2,260 |
Gort |
319 |
222 |
179 |
Loughrea |
761 |
570 |
295 |
Oughterard |
237 |
227 |
185 |
Tuam |
1,366 |
1,191 |
1,061 |
Total Co. Galway |
8,261 |
6,739 |
5,146 |