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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 18 Jun 1991

Vol. 409 No. 9

Written Answers. - Unemployment-Emigration Statistics.

Jim Mitchell

Ceist:

45 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Taoiseach if he will give the number on the live register for May 1991, including those on pre-retirement allowance and pre-retirement credits plus the net number who have emigrated in the four years to April 1990, being the latest four years for which emigration figures are published; and if he will outline the percentage of the workforce represented by this combined number.

The number of persons on the live register on 31 May 1991 was 243,554.

Persons on the pre-retirement allowance (PRETA) and pre-retirement credits (PRECS) schemes are properly excluded from the live register on the basis of a declaration they make that they have retired from the labour market. The number of such persons on 31 May 1991 was 9,452.

The combined total of those on the live register and those on PRETA and PRECS on 31 May 1991 was 253,006.

In the four year period to mid-April 1990, it is estimated that outward migration exceeded inward migration by about 136,000 persons.

It is not statistically appropriate to add this estimate of net migration to the combined total derived above. Neither would it be appropriate to express the resulting total as a percentage of the workforce.

Jim Mitchell

Ceist:

46 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Taoiseach if, by way of a tabular statement, he will outline in respect of each of the years ending 30 April from 1982 to 1991, inclusive, plus the month of May 1991, the total number unemployed before seasonal adjustments in each month of each year, inclusive of those on pre-retirement allowance and pre-retirement credits; the percentage of the workforce each such gross monthly figure represents; if he will further outline, in respect of each year ended 30 April from 1982 to 1990, the net emigration figures already published by the Central Statistics Office; and if he will outline when the Central Statistics Office will publish the estimated net emigration figures for the year ending 30 April 1991.

The tabular information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following two tables.

The estimated net migration in the year to mid-April 1991 will become available on publication of the preliminary Census of Population figures for 1991 on Friday, 21 June 1991.

Table 1

Year

Last Friday of

Live Register*

PRETA and PRECS

(a) + (b)

(c) as a percentage of labour force†

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

1982

April

148,412

148,412

11.5

May

147,672

147,672

11.4

June

150,859

150,859

11.7

July

156,078

156,078

12.1

August

160,760

160,760

12.4

September

160,237

160,237

12.4

October

165,015

165,015

12.8

November

169,938

169,938

13.1

December

179,867

179,867

13.9

1983

January

187,006

187,006

14.3

February

188,355

188,355

14.4

March

189,404

189,404

14.5

April

187,887

187,887

14.4

May

187,384

187,384

14.3

June

189,120

189,120

14.5

July

192,023

192,023

14.7

August

193,929

193,929

14.8

September

193,239

193,239

14.8

October

196,309

196,309

15.0

November

199,567

199,567

15.3

December

208,041

208,041

15.9

1984

January

215,552

215,552

16.5

February

215,981

215,981

16.5

March

214,013

214,013

16.4

April

213,544

213,544

16.3

May

207,804

207,804

15.9

June

210,964

210,964

16.1

July

212,099

212,099

16.2

August

214,206

214,206

16.4

September

211,528

211,528

16.2

October

212,290

212,290

16.2

November

216,517

216,517

16.6

December

225,445

225,445

17.2

1985

January

234,064

234,064

17.9

February

233,909

233,909

17.9

March

230,447

230,447

17.7

April

227,955

227,955

17.5

May

223,662

223,662

17.1

June

227,938

227,938

17.5

July

231,026

231,026

17.7

August

234,981

234,981

18.0

September

229,518

229,518

17.6

October

225,600

225,600

17.3

November

228,049

228,049

17.5

December

239,867

239,867

18.4

1986

January

240,405

240,405

18.4

February

238,556

238,556

18.2

March

237,204

237,204

18.1

April

232,256

232,256

17.8

May

230,357

230,357

17.6

June

232,550

232,550

17.8

July

234,849

234,849

18.0

August

238,114

238,114

18.2

September

232,448

232,448

17.8

October

232,691

232,691

17.8

November

237,235

237,235

18.1

December

250,178

250,178

19.1

1987

January

254,526

254,526

19.4

February

252,454

252,454

19.2

March

249,372

249,372

19.0

April

250,689

250,689

19.1

May

246,085

246,085

18.8

June

246,825

246,825

18.8

July

248,462

248,462

18.9

August

248,759

248,759

19.0

September

241,765

241,765

18.4

October

237,962

237,962

18.1

November

240,982

240,982

18.4

December

250,083

250,083

19.1

1988

January

252,241

252,241

19.3

February

250,575

250,575

19.1

March

247,147

247,147

18.9

April

241,669

241,669

18.4

May

235,872

235,872

18.0

June

237,690

237,690

18.1

July

242,183

242,183

18.5

August

242,860

242,860

18.5

September

235,855

235,855

18.0

October

233,425

233,425

17.8

November

234,320

234,320

17.9

December

242,946

242,946

18.5

1989

January

245,434

245,434

19.0

February

241,522

241,522

18.7

March

240,699

240,699

18.6

April

233,053

233,053

18.0

May

228,604

228,604

17.7

June

230,310

230,310

17.8

July

229,975

229,975

17.8

August

231,734

231,734

17.9

September

224,122

224,122

17.3

October

220,282

220,282

17.0

November

221,803

221,803

17.2

December

231,128

231,128

17.9

1990

January

234,467

234,467

18.0

February

232,198

232,198

17.8

March

223,444

3,516

226,960

17.4

April

221,060

3,857

224,917

17.3

May

215,284

4,060

219,344

16.8

June

221,801

3,984

225,785

17.3

July

225,856

4,294

230,150

17.7

August

227,231

5,628

232,859

17.9

September

221,002

6,785

227,787

17.5

October

218,441

7,073

225,514

17.3

November

222,943

7,543

230,486

17.7

December

232,807

7,540

240,347

18.4

1991

January

241,067

7,815

248,882

19.1

February

243,382

7,836

251,218

19.3

March

246,515

8,466

254,981

19.6

April

247,991

9,100

257,091

19.7

May

243,554

9,452

253,006

19.4

*Persons on the pre-retirement allowance (PRETA) and pre-retirement credits (PRECS) schemes are properly excluded from the live register on the basis of a declaration they make that they have retired from the labour market.
†The Labour force figures are those derived from the Labour Force Survey for mid-April of the relevant year.
Table 2

Year

Estimated Net Migration in the year to mid-April (- = Outflow) (000)

1982

-

1

1983

-

14

1984

-

9

1985

-

20

1986

-

28

1987

-

27*

1988

-

32*

1989

-

46*

1990

-

31*

*Subject to revision when the 1991 Census of Population results become available.
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