Written Answers. - Live Register. – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil) – Tuesday, 22 Oct 1996

Written Answers. - Live Register.

Dermot Ahern

Ceist:

53 Mr. D. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the live register figures for County Louth for each of the exchanges in each of the years from 1993 to 1996; the percentages of those people on the live register in comparison with those working, those in retirement and other categories of non-working persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19198/96]

The Taoiseach

The following table shows the number of persons on the live register at each local office in County Louth, from January 1993 to September 1996:

		Ardee	Drogheda	Dundalk	Co. Louth
					Total
1993	January	1,557	5,062	4,646	11,265
	February	1,534	5,041	4,586	11,161
	March	1,529	5,118	4,610	11,257
	April	1,517	5,165	4,613	11,295
	May	1,504	5,194	4,542	11,240
	June	1,535	4,849	4,649	11,033
	July	1,500	4,942	4,788	11,230
	August	1,449	4,722	4,738	10,909
	September	1,356	4,774	4,551	10,681
	October	1,315	4,797	4,364	10,476
	November	1,340	4,800	4,268	10,408
	December	1,501	5,028	4,658	11,187
1994	January	1,505	4,998	4,547	11,040
	February	1,509	4,938	4,611	11,058
	March	1,461	4,972	4,545	10,978
	April	1,293	4,868	4,365	10,526
	May	1,223	4,421	4,246	9,890
	June	1,215	4,471	4,340	10,026
	July	1,267	4,574	4,394	10,235
	August	1,208	4,406	4,356	9,970
	September	1,154	4,810	4,445	10,409
	October	1,108	4,775	4,252	10,135
	November	1,136	4,772	4,182	10,090
	December	1,245	4,918	4,262	10,452
1995	January	1,229	5,068	4,335	10,632
	February	1,234	5,098	4,236	10,568
	March	1,205	5,040	4,214	10,459
	April	1,197	4,964	4,346	10,507
	May	1,169	4,765	4,203	10,137
	June	1,171	4,762	4,348	10,281
	July	1,221	4,892	4,411	10,524
	August	1,201	4,807	4,341	10,349
	September	1,175	4,506	4,432	10,113
	October	1,174	4,440	4,320	9,934
	November	1,202	4,402	4,279	9,883
	December	1,236	4,537	4,400	10,173
1996	January	1,265	4,579	4,447	10,321
	February	1,273	4,642	4,607	10,522
	March	1,243	4,549	4,650	10,442
	April	1,280	4,495	4,717	10,492
	May	1,265	4,340	4,568	10,173
	June	1,295	4,351	4,640	10,286
	July	1,283	4,350	4,895	10,528
	August	1,282	4,357	4,929	10,568
	September	1,258	4,292	4,737	10,287

It is not possible to relate the above live register figures to appropriate Labour Force Survey categories, either on a principal economic status (PES) or ILO basis. This is because:

(a) the Labour Force Survey does not provide results for counties or social welfare office catchment areas;

(b) it is known that persons on the live register are not always classified as unemployed in the Labour Force Survey and, therefore, it would not be meaningful to express the live register as a percentage of Labour Force Survey categories.

Dáil Éireann díospóireacht - Tuesday, 22 Oct 1996