Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 April 2009
68 Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of job losses in Waterford city and county in each of the years 2004 to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13949/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnemployment is measured by the Quarterly National Household Survey or QNHS and published by the Central Statistics Office. It does not provide data on particular counties but only on regions. Employment in the South East Region, which includes Waterford, has increased by 30,700 while unemployment has also increased by 10,700 in the period Quarter 4 2004 to Quarter 4 2008 (September-November). In relation to the numbers of jobs lost, there is no exact measure; however, the Department records the number of redundancies notified to them on a monthly basis. The table below sets out the number of redundancy notifications received for County Waterford for the years 2004 to date.
|
QNHS Quarter 4 |
Unemployment |
Year on Year Change Unemployment |
Employment |
Year on Year ChangeEmployment |
|
2004 |
11,600 |
+1,200 |
193,600 |
+3,900 |
|
2005 |
12,200 |
+600 |
202,300 |
+8,700 |
|
2006 |
11,200 |
-1,000 |
217,900 |
+15,600 |
|
2007 |
11,700 |
+500 |
225,800 |
+7,900 |
|
2008 |
21,100 |
+9,400 |
220,400 |
-5,400 |
|
Total |
+10,700 |
+30,700 |
|
Year |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Jan-March 2009 |
Total |
|
Numbers |
885 |
998 |
675 |
631 |
1,572 |
558 |
5,319 |
