(Limerick East) asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of people on the live register of unemployment in Limerick city for each month from January 1980 to the latest available date; and if he will state in respect of those unemployed the number who were (a) married men, (b) single men, (c) married women and (d) single women.
Written Answers. - Limerick City Unemployment.
The following is a statement of the numbers on the live register in Limerick city each month from January 1980 onwards, showing the number of males and females separately. A breakdown of the figures on the basis of marital status is not maintained.
Month |
Total |
Males |
Females |
January 1980 |
3,246 |
2,455 |
791 |
February 1980 |
3,168 |
2,397 |
771 |
March 1980 |
3,285 |
2,464 |
821 |
April 1980 |
3,171 |
2,386 |
785 |
May 1980 |
3,383 |
2,608 |
775 |
June 1980 |
3,536 |
2,656 |
880 |
July 1980 |
3,607 |
2,640 |
967 |
August 1980 |
3,672 |
2,714 |
958 |
September 1980 |
3,764 |
2,835 |
929 |
October 1980 |
3,862 |
2,903 |
959 |
November 1980 |
3,996 |
2,989 |
1,007 |
December 1980 |
4,298 |
3,255 |
1,043 |
January 1981 |
4,193 |
3,169 |
1,024 |
February 1981 |
4,180 |
3,135 |
1,045 |
March 1981 |
4,185 |
3,154 |
1,031 |
April 1981 |
4,218 |
3,144 |
1,074 |
May 1981 |
4,259 |
3,109 |
1,150 |
June 1981 |
4,241 |
3,068 |
1,173 |
July 1981 |
4,306 |
3,105 |
1,201 |
August 1981 |
4,359 |
3,138 |
1,221 |
September 1981 |
4,251 |
3,058 |
1,193 |
October 1981 |
4,348 |
3,164 |
1,184 |
November 1981 |
4,413 |
3,180 |
1,233 |
December 1981 |
4,600 |
3,347 |
1,253 |
January 1982 |
4,699 |
3,433 |
1,266 |
February 1982 |
4,681 |
3,424 |
1,257 |
March 1982 |
4,777 |
3,508 |
1,269 |
April 1982 |
4,906 |
3,578 |
1,328 |