Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 25 Sep 1996

Vol. 469 No. 1

Written Answers. - Labour Force Survey-Live Register Figures.

Noel Ahern

Ceist:

94 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the Labour Force Survey and the live register figures in respect of each of the past ten years; and if he will give details of the growing gap and discrepancies between both sets of data. [16795/96]

The Taoiseach

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following two tables which show the principal economic status — PES — results of the Labour Force Survey, the live register total and details of the difference between the LFS estimate of unemployment and the live register.

Table 1: Labour Force Survey and Live Register Details 1986-1995

Year	LFS At Work	LFS Unemployed	LFS Total Labour Force	Live Register Total
	Thousands
1986	1,081	227	1,308	232
1987	1,090	232	1,323	251
1988	1,090	218	1,308	242
1989	1,088	201	1,289	233
1990	1,134	176	1,310	221
1991	1,134	209	1,342	248
1992	1,139	221	1,360	281
1993	1,146	230	1,376	295
1994	1,182	218	1,399	285
1995	1,234	190	1,423	276

Table 2: Live Register Count minus LFS-based PES Unemployment Measure

Year	Male	Female	Total*
Under 25	25-64	Under 25	25-64
	Thousands
1986	–9.9	+7.9	–5.8	+12.5	+4.7
1987	–7.0	+11.5	–5.1	+20.5	+18.6
1988	–7.4	+11.5	–3.0	+23.8	+23.8
1989	–4.6	+11.7	–2.0	+27.6	+31.8
1990	+1.2	+15.2	+0.5	+29.9	+45.5
1991	–1.4	+14.7	–1.1	+28.3	+39.3
1992	+5.0	+18.5	+3.1	+34.6	+59.9
1993	+6.6	+19.7	+3.4	+36.5	+64.9
1994	+6.3	+20.9	+5.1	+36.2	+66.7
1995	+10.1	+27.1	+8.0	+41.0	+86.1

+ Means the Live Register exceeds the Labour Force Survey estimate.

* The Labour Force Survey also includes a small number of persons aged 65 or over who describe themselves as unemployed. They are included in the calculation of the total column.