Written answers
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Department of An Taoiseach
Unemployment Levels
11:00 pm
Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 138: To ask the Taoiseach the numbers and percentage on the live register for each year between 2000 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13391/10]
John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseekers Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. The most recent Live Register figures available are for February 2010. The Live Register for March will be published on March 31st.
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 Jobseekers Benefit or Allowance. The table below contains the number of persons, both unadjusted and seasonally adjusted on the Live Register along with the standardised unemployment rate (SUR) for each month from January 2000 to February 2010.
The standardised unemployment rate represents the estimated percentage of persons unemployed as a percentage of the labour force. It is estimated using the most recently available unemployment and labour force estimates from the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) extrapolated with reference to the trend on the Live Register in the most recent months.
| Numbers of persons on the Live Register (Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted) and Standardised Unemployment Rates | ||||
| January 2000 - February 2010 | ||||
| Standardised | ||||
| Seasonally Adjusted | Unemployment | |||
| Actual Live Register | Live Register | Rate (SUR) | ||
| (Number) | (Number) | % | ||
| 2000 | January | 176,162 | 172,400 | 4.8 |
| February | 172,093 | 170,100 | 4.7 | |
| March | 163,489 | 165,500 | 4.5 | |
| April | 161,796 | 164,600 | 4.4 | |
| May | 152,871 | 159,200 | 4.2 | |
| June | 156,753 | 155,600 | 4.1 | |
| July | 159,914 | 152,100 | 4.0 | |
| August | 159,026 | 150,100 | 4.0 | |
| September | 144,932 | 146,600 | 3.9 | |
| October | 139,189 | 144,800 | 3.9 | |
| November | 136,962 | 143,700 | 3.9 | |
| December | 141,586 | 140,700 | 3.8 | |
| Annual Average 2000 | 155,398 | 155,500 | 4.2 | |
| 2001 | January | 142,071 | 138,500 | 3.7 |
| February | 139,515 | 137,400 | 3.7 | |
| March | 135,885 | 137,900 | 3.7 | |
| April | 136,561 | 139,400 | 3.8 | |
| May | 133,691 | 139,800 | 3.9 | |
| June | 140,865 | 139,200 | 3.9 | |
| July | 147,101 | 138,600 | 4.0 | |
| August | 149,439 | 140,000 | 3.9 | |
| September | 140,550 | 142,800 | 3.9 | |
| October | 141,835 | 147,800 | 4.0 | |
| November | 147,121 | 154,000 | 4.2 | |
| December | 152,406 | 153,900 | 4.3 | |
| Annual Average 2001 | 142,253 | 142,400 | 3.9 | |
| 2002 | January | 159,960 | 156,700 | 4.4 |
| February | 162,337 | 160,200 | 4.4 | |
| March | 162,252 | 164,100 | 4.5 | |
| April | 156,237 | 159,300 | 4.3 | |
| May | 154,944 | 160,900 | 4.3 | |
| June | 164,277 | 162,000 | 4.3 | |
| July | 172,098 | 162,800 | 4.3 | |
| August | 173,563 | 163,500 | 4.4 | |
| September | 161,432 | 164,100 | 4.5 | |
| October | 157,706 | 164,100 | 4.6 | |
| November | 158,636 | 165,800 | 4.6 | |
| December | 166,142 | 166,500 | 4.7 | |
| Annual Average 2002 | 162,465 | 162,500 | 4.4 | |
| 2003 | January | 170,701 | 167,800 | 4.8 |
| February | 171,394 | 169,300 | 4.7 | |
| March | 168,059 | 169,800 | 4.5 | |
| April | 170,940 | 174,300 | 4.5 | |
| May | 166,105 | 172,000 | 4.5 | |
| June | 177,852 | 174,900 | 4.7 | |
| July | 185,447 | 175,200 | 4.8 | |
| August | 185,953 | 175,200 | 4.7 | |
| September | 170,822 | 173,900 | 4.6 | |
| October | 166,552 | 173,400 | 4.6 | |
| November | 164,541 | 172,100 | 4.5 | |
| December | 170,604 | 171,400 | 4.5 | |
| Annual Average 2003 | 172,414 | 172,400 | 4.6 | |
| 2004 | January | 174,500 | 172,000 | 4.6 |
| February* | 173,100 | 171,200 | 4.8 | |
| March | 168,900 | 170,300 | 4.7 | |
| April | 164,700 | 167,800 | 4.5 | |
| May | 162,000 | 167,600 | 4.4 | |
| June | 169,000 | 165,200 | 4.3 | |
| July | 177,500 | 166,300 | 4.3 | |
| August | 175,800 | 164,500 | 4.3 | |
| September | 160,500 | 164,100 | 4.4 | |
| October | 155,500 | 163,300 | 4.5 | |
| November | 152,000 | 160,400 | 4.6 | |
| December | 158,800 | 160,500 | 4.4 | |
| Annual Average 2004 | 166,025 | 166,100 | 4.5 | |
| 2005 | January | 160,500 | 158,300 | 4.3 |
| February | 158,600 | 156,500 | 4.1 | |
| March | 157,700 | 158,700 | 4.3 | |
| April | 151,600 | 154,600 | 4.4 | |
| May | 150,800 | 155,800 | 4.5 | |
| June | 159,300 | 154,600 | 4.5 | |
| July | 168,500 | 156,500 | 4.5 | |
| August | 169,400 | 157,900 | 4.5 | |
| September | 153,300 | 157,700 | 4.4 | |
| October | 149,600 | 158,600 | 4.4 | |
| November | 150,100 | 159,500 | 4.3 | |
| December | 155,800 | 158,400 | 4.3 | |
| Annual Average 2005 | 157,100 | 157,300 | 4.4 | |
| 2006 | January | 160,100 | 158,200 | 4.4 |
| February | 159,600 | 157,100 | 4.4 | |
| March | 155,500 | 155,900 | 4.4 | |
| April | 154,600 | 156,800 | 4.4 | |
| May | 152,600 | 156,500 | 4.4 | |
| June | 163,100 | 157,300 | 4.5 | |
| July | 168,900 | 156,300 | 4.5 | |
| August | 169,600 | 158,300 | 4.6 | |
| September | 152,300 | 157,700 | 4.5 | |
| October | 148,500 | 158,900 | 4.4 | |
| November | 148,500 | 159,200 | 4.3 | |
| December | 155,400 | 159,000 | 4.4 | |
| Annual Average 2006 | 157,392 | 157,600 | 4.4 | |
| 2007 | January | 158,800 | 156,800 | 4.4 |
| February | 159,400 | 156,200 | 4.5 | |
| March | 155,900 | 155,300 | 4.4 | |
| April | 154,300 | 155,700 | 4.5 | |
| May | 154,000 | 156,900 | 4.5 | |
| June | 166,400 | 159,700 | 4.5 | |
| July | 174,600 | 161,600 | 4.5 | |
| August | 174,200 | 163,100 | 4.5 | |
| September | 160,700 | 167,000 | 4.6 | |
| October | 157,400 | 169,100 | 4.7 | |
| November | 161,700 | 173,700 | 4.8 | |
| December | 170,400 | 174,800 | 4.8 | |
| Annual Average 2007 | 162,317 | 162,500 | 4.6 | |
| 2008 | January | 181,400 | 179,400 | 4.8 |
| February | 189,500 | 185,600 | 4.9 | |
| March | 198,000 | 196,700 | 5.2 | |
| April | 195,600 | 196,100 | 5.2 | |
| May | 201,800 | 203,700 | 5.5 | |
| June | 220,800 | 213,400 | 5.9 | |
| July | 238,200 | 225,000 | 6.4 | |
| August | 247,400 | 236,600 | 6.8 | |
| September | 240,200 | 247,400 | 7.2 | |
| October** | 250,700 | 263,300 | 7.6 | |
| November | 267,200 | 280,000 | 8.1 | |
| December | 290,000 | 295,100 | 8.6 | |
| Annual Average 2008 | 226,733 | 226,900 | 6.4 | |
| 2009 | January | 326,300 | 324,100 | 9.4 |
| February | 352,500 | 348,100 | 10.1 | |
| March | 369,200 | 367,400 | 10.7 | |
| April | 381,900 | 381,900 | 11.2 | |
| May | 394,100 | 395,600 | 11.6 | |
| June | 415,500 | 407,700 | 12.0 | |
| July | 432,400 | 419,100 | 12.3 | |
| August | 436,700 | 426,200 | 12.4 | |
| September | 419,900 | 427,400 | 12.4 | |
| October | 412,400 | 425,400 | 12.4 | |
| November | 413,500 | 426,800 | 12.4 | |
| December | 423,600 | 428,900 | 12.5 | |
| Annual Average 2009 | 398,167 | 398,200 | 11.6 | |
| 2010 | January | 436,900 | 434,700 | 12.7 |
| February | 437,000 | 432,400 | 12.6 |
*QNHS calendar quarter benchmarking began in February 2004.
**Figures from October 2008 have been revised.
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