Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017
697. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of progress on Pathways to Work 2016-2020 to reduce the ratio between youth and overall unemployment from 2.2:1 to less than 2:1 by the end of 2017. [53795/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe average values for overall unemployment, youth unemployment, and the ratio between them for the years 2012 to 2016 are as follows:
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Unemployment rate (%) |
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Year |
Total |
Aged <25 |
Ratio of youth to total |
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2012 |
14.7 |
30.4 |
2.07 |
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2013 |
13.1 |
26.7 |
2.05 |
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2014 |
11.3 |
23.9 |
2.13 |
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2015 |
9.4 |
20.9 |
2.21 |
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2016 |
7.9 |
17.2 |
2.17 |
Full-year and end of year unemployment figures for 2017 will not be available until early-mid 2018 when the Labour Force Survey for Q4 2017 is published.
