Written answers
Thursday, 6 November 2008
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Unemployment Levels
5:00 pm
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people on the live register by nationality with a breakdown by occupation and duration on the register. [39046/08]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The number on the live register at 31st October 2008 was 251,951. Of these, a total of 195,561 have been signing continuously for less than one year. A total of 56,390 have been signing continuously for a year or more. A breakdown of the live register at 31/10/08 by occupational category is given in the following table:
| Category | Number |
| Agriculture, Fishing and Related Industries | 4,170 |
| Beauty | 2,654 |
| Business and Financial | 2,839 |
| Construction, Woodwork and Metal and Related Industries | 81,418 |
| Domestic and Catering | 20,227 |
| Education | 8,355 |
| General Operatives | 32,914 |
| Health and Related Industries | 8,531 |
| Information Technology | 2,054 |
| Legal Profession | 615 |
| Management | 10,173 |
| Office Admin, Clerical, Secretarial | 25,425 |
| Printing, Press, Communications | 1,619 |
| Retail, Sales | 25,947 |
| Security, Military | 4,569 |
| Textiles | 404 |
| Travel, Tourism | 1,249 |
| Unknown | 12,055 |
| Vehicle Trade | 6,733 |
| Total Live Register | 251,951 |
The Central Statistics Office now includes a breakdown by nationality grouping in its detailed Live Register release each month. The figures for October 2008 will be published on 7th November 2008.
The total on the Live Register at 27th September 2008 was 240,217. The breakdown of this figure by nationality is as follows:
| Country | Number |
| Ireland | 199,003 |
| United Kingdom | 11,186 |
| EU 15 (excluding Ireland & UK) | 2,419 |
| Accession States EU 15-27(Joined EU since Jan 2004) | 19,381 |
| Other Nationals | 8,228 |
| Total Live Register | 240,217 |
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