Written answers
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Department of An Taoiseach
Unemployment Data
Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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139. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a regional break down, as per the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, of the number of persons aged 16 to 25 years who are not currently engaged in employment, education or training; the percentage of the population between 16 and 25 years that this represents; if he will provide in tabular form the primary status education, unemployed, training, employed, none of the above of those under 25 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17886/14]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State and the data also provides information on persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET). The Q4 2013 estimates are the most recent QNHS figures available.
Table 1 below shows the volume of persons aged 16-25 who are classified as being neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS2 and NUTS3 region, together with the proportion of persons aged 16-25 this represents in each region.
Table 1 - Persons aged 16 - 25 Neither in Employment nor in Education and Training (NEET) by NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions Quarter 4 2013
Border, Midland and Western | Border | Midland | Western | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons Neither in Employment nor in Education and Training (NEET) - Thou | 26.1 | 11.1 | 7.8 | 7.2 |
| % of 16-25 year population | 19.5% | 21.1% | 23.0% | 15.2% |
Table 1 continued - Persons aged 16 - 25 Neither in Employment nor in Education and Training (NEET) by NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions Quarter 4 2013
Southern and Eastern | Dublin | Mid-East | Mid-West | South-East | South-West | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons Neither in Employment nor in Education and Training (NEET) - Thou | 59.1 | 20.0 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 85.2 |
| % of 16-25 year population | 14.9% | 13.1% | 18.9% | 12.0% | 20.2% | 13.0% | 16.1% |
Data may be subject to future revision.
Reference period: q4=Oct-Dec.
Note: The indicator on people Neither in Employment nor in Education and Training (NEET) corresponds to the population of the age group who is not employed and not involved in further education or training, i.e. persons who meet the following two conditions: (a) they are not employed (i.e. unemployed or inactive according to the International Labour Organisation definition) and (b) they have not received any education or training in the four weeks preceding the survey.
When calculating the proportion of all persons in the age group classified as NEET, it should be noted that respondents who have not answered the question 'participation in regular (formal) education and training' are excluded from the calculation.
Table 2 below shows persons aged 16-25 classified by ILO economic status and NUTS2 and NUTS3 region. The exact information requested by the deputy is not available as the three broad ILO economic statuses classify people as being employed, unemployed and not in the labour force while, for example, persons classified in any of these statuses can themselves be engaged in education or training. As a result, the categories requested by the deputy are not mutually exclusive. However, additional sub-categories for those persons not in the labour force are also included in this table for information.
Table 2 - Persons aged 16 - 25 classified by detailed Economic Status and NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions Quarter 4 2013
| Border, Midland and Western | Border | Midland | Western | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In labour force | 61.9 | 24.8 | 14.8 | 22.3 |
| In employment | 45.0 | 18.2 | 10.1 | 16.8 |
| Unemployed | 16.9 | 6.7 | [4.7] | 5.5 |
| Not in labour force | 72.0 | 27.8 | 19.2 | 25.1 |
| Potential Additional Labour Force (PALF) | [4.1] | * | * | * |
| Others | 67.9 | 25.6 | 18.5 | 23.8 |
| Wants job, not available and not seeking because is in education or training | [4.1] | * | * | * |
| Wants job, not available and not seeking because of other reasons | * | * | * | * |
| Does not want job | 62.7 | 23.3 | 17.8 | 21.6 |
| All persons | 134.0 | 52.6 | 34.0 | 47.4 |
Table 2 continued - Persons aged 16 - 25 classified by detailed Economic Status and NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions Quarter 4 2013
Southern and Eastern | Dublin | Mid-East | Mid-West | South-East | South-West | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In labour force | 184.1 | 76.2 | 29.0 | 16.2 | 28.1 | 34.7 | 246.0 |
| In employment | 144.4 | 62.9 | 22.1 | 12.4 | 19.0 | 27.9 | 189.4 |
| Unemployed | 39.7 | 13.3 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 56.6 |
| Not in labour force | 213.4 | 77.1 | 31.7 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 43.7 | 285.5 |
| Potential Additional Labour Force (PALF) | 5.9 | * | * | * | * | * | 10.0 |
| Others | 207.6 | 74.7 | 30.6 | 28.9 | 30.4 | 42.9 | 275.5 |
| Wants job, not available and not seeking because is in education or training | 16.2 | 5.1 | [2.7] | 4.8 | * | * | 20.4 |
| Wants job, not available and not seeking because of other reasons | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | 5.8 |
| Does not want job | 186.7 | 68.2 | 27.0 | 23.4 | 28.0 | 40.1 | 249.4 |
| All persons | 397.5 | 153.2 | 60.7 | 45.6 | 59.5 | 78.4 | 531.4 |
Data may be subject to future revision.
Reference period: q4=Oct-Dec.
* Estimates for numbers of persons or averages where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are not produced as estimates are too small to be considered reliable.
Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution.
Note: The Potential Additional Labour Force (PALF) is the sum of the two groups 'persons seeking work but not immediately available' and 'persons available for work but not seeking'.
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