The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available.
The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social Protection. The most recent Live Register figures available are for November 2015.
Table 1a below shows the number of persons in each local office in County Donegal on the Live Register in January of each year from 2004 to 2015 and the latest November 2015 figures.
Table 1b below shows the annual change in the number of persons in each local office in County Donegal on the Live Register in January of each year from 2005 to 2015.
Table 2a below shows the number of persons in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Jobseeker’s Benefit and Other Registrants in each local office in County Donegal in April of each year 2005 to 2015 (this information is only available twice yearly in April and October).
Table 2b below shows the annual change in the number of persons in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Jobseeker’s Benefit and Other Registrants in each local office in County Donegal in April of each year 2006 to 2015 (this information is only available twice yearly in April and October).
In relation to Tables 2a and 2b, 2005 to 2009 data refers to the week of the second last Friday in the reference period. 2010 to 2015 data refers to the week of the last Friday in the reference period. April 2005 data are the earliest data which can be sourced at this time. April 2015 are the latest data published at this level of detail.
It should be noted that the Live Register is not a definitive measure of unemployment as it includes part-time workers, and seasonal and casual workers entitled to Jobseeker's Benefit or Allowance.
Table 1a Persons on the Live Register in County Donegal classified by Local Office in January 2005 - 2015 and November 2015
|
Total persons
|
Jan 2004
|
Jan 2005
|
Jan 2006
|
Jan 2007
|
Jan 2008
|
Jan 2009
|
Jan 2010
|
Jan 2011
|
Jan 2012
|
Jan 2013
|
Jan 2014
|
Jan 2015
|
Nov 2015
|
|
Ballybofey
|
890
|
801
|
735
|
833
|
942
|
2,101
|
2,662
|
2,689
|
2,674
|
2,673
|
2,545
|
2,306
|
2,153
|
|
Ballyshannon
|
588
|
559
|
498
|
588
|
642
|
1,152
|
1,532
|
1,597
|
1,581
|
1,592
|
1,489
|
1,388
|
1,283
|
|
Buncrana
|
1,821
|
1,754
|
1,573
|
1,684
|
1,928
|
3,939
|
5,005
|
4,938
|
4,711
|
4,421
|
3,900
|
3,528
|
2,976
|
|
Donegal
|
519
|
476
|
437
|
622
|
632
|
1,155
|
1,501
|
1,453
|
1,432
|
1,482
|
1,394
|
1,204
|
981
|
|
Dunfanaghy
|
1,091
|
954
|
845
|
824
|
842
|
1,304
|
1,620
|
1,650
|
1,660
|
1,628
|
1,508
|
1,322
|
1,154
|
|
Dungloe
|
1,633
|
1,455
|
1,361
|
1,270
|
1,232
|
1,740
|
2,256
|
2,207
|
2,247
|
2,144
|
1,999
|
1,931
|
1,769
|
|
Killybegs
|
900
|
1,009
|
940
|
869
|
812
|
1,096
|
1,253
|
1,296
|
1,284
|
960
|
1,138
|
1,061
|
832
|
|
Letterkenny
|
2,889
|
2,582
|
2,391
|
2,329
|
2,621
|
4,269
|
5,644
|
6,005
|
5,978
|
6,005
|
5,749
|
5,454
|
4,908
|
|
Total Couny Donegal
|
10,331
|
9,590
|
8,780
|
9,019
|
9,651
|
16,756
|
21,473
|
21,835
|
21,567
|
20,905
|
19,722
|
18,194
|
16,056
|
Source: CSO Live Register
Table 1b Persons on the Live Register in County Donegal classified by Local Office in January 2005 - 2015 - Annual change
|
Total persons
|
Jan 2005
|
Jan 2006
|
Jan 2007
|
Jan 2008
|
Jan 2009
|
Jan 2010
|
Jan 2011
|
Jan 2012
|
Jan 2013
|
Jan 2014
|
Jan 2015
|
|
Ballybofey
|
-89
|
-66
|
98
|
109
|
-1,159
|
561
|
27
|
-15
|
-1
|
-128
|
-239
|
|
Ballyshannon
|
-29
|
-61
|
90
|
54
|
510
|
380
|
65
|
-16
|
11
|
-103
|
-101
|
|
Buncrana
|
-67
|
-181
|
111
|
244
|
2,011
|
1,066
|
-67
|
-227
|
-290
|
-521
|
-372
|
|
Donegal
|
-43
|
-39
|
185
|
10
|
523
|
346
|
-48
|
-21
|
50
|
-88
|
-190
|
|
Dunfanaghy
|
-137
|
-109
|
-21
|
18
|
462
|
316
|
30
|
10
|
-32
|
-120
|
-186
|
|
Dungloe
|
-178
|
-94
|
-91
|
-38
|
508
|
516
|
-49
|
40
|
-103
|
-145
|
-68
|
|
Killybegs
|
109
|
-69
|
-71
|
-57
|
284
|
157
|
43
|
-12
|
-324
|
178
|
-77
|
|
Letterkenny
|
-307
|
-191
|
-62
|
292
|
1,648
|
1,375
|
361
|
-27
|
27
|
-256
|
-295
|
|
Total Couny Donegal
|
-741
|
-810
|
239
|
632
|
7,105
|
4,717
|
362
|
-268
|
-662
|
-1,183
|
-1,528
Source: CSO Live Register
|
Source: CSO Live Register
Table 2a - Number of persons on the Live Register in County Donegal classified by Local Office and Social Welfare Scheme in April 2005 - 2009
|
County Donegal
|
Social Welfare Scheme
|
April 2005
1
|
April 2006
1
|
April 2007
1
|
April 2008
1
|
April 2009
1
|
|
Ballybofey
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
412
|
414
|
249
|
406
|
985
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
282
|
289
|
475
|
671
|
1,349
|
|
|
Others
|
34
|
29
|
23
|
21
|
42
|
|
|
Total
|
728
|
732
|
747
|
1,098
|
2,376
|
|
Ballyshannon
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
251
|
251
|
230
|
294
|
630
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
194
|
204
|
269
|
357
|
626
|
|
|
Others
|
34
|
23
|
28
|
34
|
37
|
|
|
Total
|
479
|
478
|
527
|
685
|
1,293
|
|
Buncrana
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
1,061
|
1,030
|
504
|
700
|
1,729
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
441
|
473
|
1,027
|
1,407
|
2,566
|
|
|
Others
|
104
|
99
|
81
|
89
|
120
|
|
|
Total
|
1,606
|
1,602
|
1,612
|
2,196
|
4,415
|
|
Donegal(BO)
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
189
|
192
|
394
|
396
|
766
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
238
|
233
|
188
|
229
|
463
|
|
|
Others
|
11
|
12
|
12
|
28
|
39
|
|
|
Total
|
438
|
437
|
594
|
653
|
1,268
|
|
Dunfanaghy
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
526
|
489
|
227
|
257
|
517
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
265
|
191
|
484
|
512
|
797
|
|
|
Others
|
58
|
47
|
49
|
59
|
69
|
|
|
Total
|
849
|
727
|
760
|
828
|
1,383
|
|
Dungloe
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
813
|
795
|
371
|
443
|
716
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
458
|
361
|
697
|
708
|
1,011
|
|
|
Others
|
156
|
130
|
129
|
119
|
157
|
|
|
Total
|
1,427
|
1,286
|
1,197
|
1,270
|
1,884
|
|
Killybegs
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
202
|
233
|
620
|
579
|
781
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
639
|
677
|
193
|
205
|
360
|
|
|
Others
|
71
|
75
|
55
|
54
|
58
|
|
|
Total
|
912
|
985
|
868
|
838
|
1,199
|
|
Letterkenny
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
1,657
|
1,635
|
584
|
733
|
1,708
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
665
|
638
|
1,595
|
1,828
|
2,821
|
|
|
Others
|
97
|
99
|
98
|
105
|
145
|
|
|
Total
|
2,419
|
2,372
|
2,277
|
2,666
|
4,674
|
|
County Donegal
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
5,111
|
5,039
|
3,179
|
3,808
|
7,832
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
3,182
|
3,066
|
4,928
|
5,917
|
9,993
|
|
|
Others
|
565
|
514
|
475
|
509
|
667
|
|
|
Total
|
8,858
|
8,619
|
8,582
|
10,234
|
18,492
|
Table 2a cont'd - Number of persons on the Live Register in County Donegal classified by Local Office and Social Welfare Scheme in April 2010 - 2015
|
County Donegal
|
Social Welfare Scheme
|
April 2010
2
|
April 2011
2
|
April 2012
2
|
April 2013
2
|
April 2014
2
|
April 2015
2
|
|
Ballybofey
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
688
|
475
|
406
|
327
|
279
|
165
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
1,839
|
2,088
|
2,116
|
2,161
|
2,153
|
1,912
|
|
|
Others
|
56
|
76
|
100
|
110
|
103
|
90
|
|
|
Total
|
2,583
|
2,639
|
2,622
|
2,598
|
2,535
|
2,167
|
|
Ballyshannon
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
478
|
391
|
296
|
247
|
190
|
154
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
926
|
1,103
|
1,127
|
1,160
|
1,140
|
1,021
|
|
|
Others
|
68
|
84
|
103
|
101
|
118
|
115
|
|
|
Total
|
1,472
|
1,578
|
1,526
|
1,508
|
1,448
|
1,290
|
|
Buncrana
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
1,107
|
871
|
676
|
500
|
327
|
248
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
3,595
|
3,743
|
3,560
|
3,448
|
3,230
|
2,903
|
|
|
Others
|
196
|
238
|
242
|
264
|
264
|
259
|
|
|
Total
|
4,898
|
4,852
|
4,478
|
4,212
|
3,821
|
3,410
|
|
Donegal(BO)
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
608
|
514
|
415
|
417
|
295
|
243
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
703
|
812
|
827
|
891
|
884
|
787
|
|
|
Others
|
63
|
82
|
92
|
96
|
93
|
93
|
|
|
Total
|
1,374
|
1,408
|
1,334
|
1,404
|
1,272
|
1,123
|
|
Dunfanaghy
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
343
|
264
|
213
|
170
|
139
|
126
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
1,117
|
1,193
|
1,226
|
1,187
|
1,112
|
962
|
|
|
Others
|
109
|
134
|
143
|
145
|
136
|
119
|
|
|
Total
|
1,569
|
1,591
|
1,582
|
1,502
|
1,387
|
1,207
|
|
Dungloe
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
650
|
462
|
370
|
290
|
221
|
248
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
1,381
|
1,489
|
1,549
|
1,514
|
1,415
|
1,352
|
|
|
Others
|
206
|
235
|
255
|
266
|
264
|
240
|
|
|
Total
|
2,237
|
2,186
|
2,174
|
2,070
|
1,900
|
1,840
|
|
Killybegs
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
675
|
675
|
610
|
483
|
415
|
363
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
498
|
576
|
565
|
608
|
626
|
538
|
|
|
Others
|
88
|
99
|
102
|
106
|
105
|
109
|
|
|
Total
|
1,261
|
1,350
|
1,277
|
1,197
|
1,146
|
1,010
|
|
Letterkenny
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
1,347
|
1,280
|
931
|
763
|
585
|
440
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
4,024
|
4,568
|
4,611
|
4,743
|
4,773
|
4,426
|
|
|
Others
|
231
|
275
|
312
|
338
|
343
|
317
|
|
|
Total
|
5,602
|
6,123
|
5,854
|
5,844
|
5,701
|
5,183
|
|
County Donegal
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
5,896
|
4,932
|
3,917
|
3,197
|
2,451
|
1,987
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
14,083
|
15,572
|
15,581
|
15,712
|
15,333
|
13,901
|
|
|
Others
|
1,017
|
1,223
|
1,349
|
1,426
|
1,426
|
1,342
|
|
|
Total
|
20,996
|
21,727
|
20,847
|
20,335
|
19,210
|
17,230
|
CSO: Live Register
1 Data refer to the week of the second last Friday in the reference period.
2 Data refer to the week of the last Friday in the reference period.
Table 2b - Number of persons on the Live Register in County Donegal classified by Local Office and Social Welfare Scheme in April 2006 - 2009 - Annual change
|
County Donegal
|
Social Welfare Scheme
|
April 2006
1
|
April 2007
1
|
April 2008
1
|
April 2009
1
|
|
Ballybofey
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
2
|
-165
|
157
|
579
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
7
|
186
|
196
|
678
|
|
|
Others
|
-5
|
-6
|
-2
|
21
|
|
|
Total
|
4
|
15
|
351
|
1,278
|
|
Ballyshannon
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
0
|
-21
|
64
|
336
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
10
|
65
|
88
|
269
|
|
|
Others
|
-11
|
5
|
6
|
3
|
|
|
Total
|
-1
|
49
|
158
|
608
|
|
Buncrana
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-31
|
-526
|
196
|
1,029
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
32
|
554
|
380
|
1,159
|
|
|
Others
|
-5
|
-18
|
8
|
31
|
|
|
Total
|
-4
|
10
|
584
|
2,219
|
|
Donegal(BO)
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
3
|
202
|
2
|
370
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
-5
|
-45
|
41
|
234
|
|
|
Others
|
1
|
0
|
16
|
11
|
|
|
Total
|
-1
|
157
|
59
|
615
|
|
Dunfanaghy
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-37
|
-262
|
30
|
260
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
-74
|
293
|
28
|
285
|
|
|
Others
|
-11
|
2
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
Total
|
-122
|
33
|
68
|
555
|
|
Dungloe
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-18
|
-424
|
72
|
273
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
-97
|
336
|
11
|
303
|
|
|
Others
|
-26
|
-1
|
-10
|
38
|
|
|
Total
|
-141
|
-89
|
73
|
614
|
|
Killybegs
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
31
|
387
|
-41
|
202
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
38
|
-484
|
12
|
155
|
|
|
Others
|
4
|
-20
|
-1
|
4
|
|
|
Total
|
73
|
-117
|
-30
|
361
|
|
Letterkenny
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-22
|
-1,051
|
149
|
975
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
-27
|
957
|
233
|
993
|
|
|
Others
|
2
|
-1
|
7
|
40
|
|
|
Total
|
-47
|
-95
|
389
|
2,008
|
|
County Donegal
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-72
|
-1,860
|
629
|
4,024
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
-116
|
1,862
|
989
|
4,076
|
|
|
Others
|
-51
|
-39
|
34
|
158
|
|
|
Total
|
-239
|
-37
|
1,652
|
8,258
|
Table 2b cont'd - Number of persons on the Live Register in County Donegal classified by Local Office and Social Welfare Scheme in April 2010 - 20015 - Annual change
|
County Donegal
|
Social Welfare Scheme
|
April 2010
2
|
April 2011
2
|
April 2012
2
|
April 2013
2
|
April 2014
2
|
April 2015
2
|
|
Ballybofey
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-297
|
-213
|
-69
|
-79
|
-48
|
-114
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
490
|
249
|
28
|
45
|
-8
|
-241
|
|
|
Others
|
14
|
20
|
24
|
10
|
-7
|
-13
|
|
|
Total
|
207
|
56
|
-17
|
-24
|
-63
|
-368
|
|
Ballyshannon
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-152
|
-87
|
-95
|
-49
|
-57
|
-36
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
300
|
177
|
24
|
33
|
-20
|
-119
|
|
|
Others
|
31
|
16
|
19
|
-2
|
17
|
-3
|
|
|
Total
|
179
|
106
|
-52
|
-18
|
-60
|
-158
|
|
Buncrana
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-622
|
-236
|
-195
|
-176
|
-173
|
-79
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
1,029
|
148
|
-183
|
-112
|
-218
|
-327
|
|
|
Others
|
76
|
42
|
4
|
22
|
0
|
-5
|
|
|
Total
|
483
|
-46
|
-374
|
-266
|
-391
|
-411
|
|
Donegal(BO)
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-158
|
-94
|
-99
|
2
|
-122
|
-52
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
240
|
109
|
15
|
64
|
-7
|
-97
|
|
|
Others
|
24
|
19
|
10
|
4
|
-3
|
0
|
|
|
Total
|
106
|
34
|
-74
|
70
|
-132
|
-149
|
|
Dunfanaghy
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-174
|
-79
|
-51
|
-43
|
-31
|
-13
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
320
|
76
|
33
|
-39
|
-75
|
-150
|
|
|
Others
|
40
|
25
|
9
|
2
|
-9
|
-17
|
|
|
Total
|
186
|
22
|
-9
|
-80
|
-115
|
-180
|
|
Dungloe
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-66
|
-188
|
-92
|
-80
|
-69
|
27
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
370
|
108
|
60
|
-35
|
-99
|
-63
|
|
|
Others
|
49
|
29
|
20
|
11
|
-2
|
-24
|
|
|
Total
|
353
|
-51
|
-12
|
-104
|
-170
|
-60
|
|
Killybegs
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-106
|
0
|
-65
|
-127
|
-68
|
-52
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
138
|
78
|
-11
|
43
|
18
|
-88
|
|
|
Others
|
30
|
11
|
3
|
4
|
-1
|
4
|
|
|
Total
|
62
|
89
|
-73
|
-80
|
-51
|
-136
|
|
Letterkenny
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-361
|
-67
|
-349
|
-168
|
-178
|
-145
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
1,203
|
544
|
43
|
132
|
30
|
-347
|
|
|
Others
|
86
|
44
|
37
|
26
|
5
|
-26
|
|
|
Total
|
928
|
521
|
-269
|
-10
|
-143
|
-518
|
|
County Donegal
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
-1,936
|
-964
|
-1,015
|
-720
|
-746
|
-464
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
4,090
|
1,489
|
9
|
131
|
-379
|
-1,432
|
|
|
Others
|
350
|
206
|
126
|
77
|
0
|
-84
|
|
|
Total
|
2,504
|
731
|
-880
|
-512
|
-1,125
|
-1,980
|
CSO: Live Register
1 Data refers to the week of the second last Friday in the reference period.
2 Data refers to the week of the last Friday in the reference period.
