Written answers
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Department of An Taoiseach
Unemployment Levels
12:00 pm
Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 110: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons under 25 years who are unemployed on the quarterly national household survey that do not hold a leaving certificate qualification on a county basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9883/10]
Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) provides estimates at State and regional levels but does not provide data for counties or smaller areas. The following table gives details of the estimated number of unemployed persons aged 15 to 24 in Quarter 3 2009, classified by highest level of education completed.
| Unemployed persons aged 15 to 24 by highest level of education completed | ||||
| Q3 2009 | ||||
| '000 | ||||
| Region | Below Leaving Certificate | Leaving Certificate or higher | Not stated | Total aged 15 to 24 |
| Border | 2.5 | 6.1 | * | 9.0 |
| Midland | 1.7 | 3.2 | * | 4.9 |
| West | 1.7 | 5.9 | * | 7.7 |
| Dublin | 4.2 | 11.9 | * | 16.2 |
| Mid-East | 1.8 | 6.8 | * | 8.7 |
| Mid-West | 1.4 | 4.9 | * | 6.7 |
| South-East | 3.5 | 7.1 | * | 10.7 |
| South-West | 3.1 | 7.3 | * | 10.5 |
| Total | 20.0 | 53.1 | 1.2 | 74.4 |
| Figures marked with a * refer to estimates of below 1,000 persons. Such estimates are considered to be unreliable and as such are not presented. | ||||
| Data may be subject to future revision. | ||||
| Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change. | ||||
| Reference period: q1=Jan-Mar, q2=Apr-Jun, q3=Jul-Sep, q4=Oct-Dec | ||||
| Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office. |
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