asked the Taoiseach if he will give a breakdown by county and county borough of the number of unemployed as announced on 1 March 1988; and the percentage of the labour force it represents.
Written Answers. - Unemployment Statistics.
30.
A special analysis of the Live Register according to area of residence is carried out quarterly for the months of February, May, August and November. The following table shows the number of persons on the Live Register residing in each county and county borough on 19 February 1988, the latest date for which figures are available.
|
County/County Borough |
Number of persons on Live Register |
|
Carlow |
3,042 |
|
Dublin County Borough |
56,775 |
|
Remainder of Dublin |
24,814 |
|
Kildare |
7,109 |
|
Kilkenny |
4,575 |
|
Laois |
3,001 |
|
Longford |
1,735 |
|
Louth |
8,411 |
|
Meath |
6,194 |
|
Offaly |
4,153 |
|
Westmeath |
3,519 |
|
Wexford |
8,603 |
|
Wicklow |
7,007 |
|
Clare |
5,673 |
|
Cork County Borough |
11,456 |
|
Remainder of Cork |
14,696 |
|
Kerry |
8,842 |
|
Limerick County Borough |
5,453 |
|
Remainder of Limerick |
6,437 |
|
Tipperary |
8,817 |
|
Waterford County Borough |
3,887 |
|
Remainder of Waterford |
3,101 |
|
Galway County Borough |
3,384 |
|
Remainder of Galway |
8,071 |
|
Leitrim |
1,419 |
|
Mayo |
7,995 |
|
Roscommon |
2,132 |
|
Sligo |
3,584 |
|
Cavan |
2,938 |
|
Donegal |
11,889 |
|
Monaghan |
2,837 |
|
Total |
251,549 |
Official labour force estimates are not compiled for counties.
The following table summarises the data already given above by Planning Region and expresses them as percentages of the regional labour force estimates derived from the 1986 Labour Force Survey, distinguishing County Dublin separately.
|
Region |
Live Register Total |
Live Register as a percentage of Labour Force |
|
Dublin |
81,589 |
20.0 |
|
Rest of East |
20,310 |
17.9 |
|
East |
101,899 |
19.5 |
|
South-West |
34,994 |
18.5 |
|
South-East |
27,940 |
20.4 |
|
North-East |
14,186 |
19.9 |
|
Mid-West |
21,648 |
18.7 |
|
Midlands |
14,540 |
15.2 |
|
West |
19,450 |
18.5 |
|
North West and Donegal |
16,892 |
23.0 |
|
Total |
251,549 |
19.2 |