asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of unemployed registered at employment exchanges in Galway and Mayo at quarterly intervals for the period 1973 to 1982, inclusive.
Written Answers. - Galway-Mayo Unemployed.
911.
The total number of persons registered as unemployed in the local offices of this Department in Counties Galway and Mayo at the end of each quarter since 1973 are set out in the following table:
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County Galway |
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Year |
Mar. |
June |
Sept. |
Dec. |
|
1973 |
4,077 |
3,774 |
3,735 |
3,943 |
|
1974 |
4,333 |
3,993 |
4,099 |
4,507 |
|
1975 |
5,176 |
5,205 |
5,359 |
5,488 |
|
1976 |
6,012 |
5,677 |
5,552 |
5,655 |
|
1977 |
5,775 |
5,512 |
5,405 |
5,429 |
|
1978 |
5,863 |
5,244 |
5,079 |
5,326 |
|
1979 |
5,557 |
5,193 |
4,811 |
4,866 |
|
1980 |
5,174 |
5,222 |
5,866 |
6,468 |
|
1981 |
6,826 |
6,872 |
7,106 |
7,630 |
|
1982 |
8,192 |
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|
County Mayo |
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|
Year |
Mar. |
June |
Sept. |
Dec. |
|
1973 |
4,664 |
4,095 |
3,973 |
4,461 |
|
1974 |
4,699 |
4,132 |
4,131 |
4,913 |
|
1975 |
5,296 |
5,074 |
5,116 |
5,793 |
|
1976 |
5,594 |
5,239 |
5,026 |
5,633 |
|
1977 |
5,518 |
5,185 |
5,096 |
5,597 |
|
1978 |
5,721 |
5,142 |
4,835 |
5,291 |
|
1979 |
5,121 |
4,653 |
4,351 |
4,751 |
|
1980 |
4,900 |
4,876 |
5,309 |
5,918 |
|
1981 |
5,856 |
5,763 |
5,767 |
6,372 |
|
1982 |
6,339 |
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