Written answers
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Department of Education and Science
Job Losses
9:00 am
John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Question 503: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of job losses in Waterford city in the past four years and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20712/10]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Unemployment is measured by the Quarterly National Household Survey or QNHS and published by the Central Statistics Office. It does not provide data on particular counties but only on Regions. Employment in the South East Region, which includes Waterford, has decreased by 9,600 while unemployment has also increased by 24,900 in the period Quarter 4 2006 to Quarter 4 2009 (September-November).
| QNHS Quarter 4 | Unemployment | Year on Year Change Unemployment | Employment | Year on Year ChangeEmployment |
| 2006 | 10,300 | -1,000 | 217,600 | +14,000 |
| 2007 | 12,000 | +1,700 | 226,300 | +8,700 |
| 2008 | 21,200 | +9,200 | 219,900 | -6,400 |
| 2009 | 36,200 | +15,000 | 194,000 | -25,900 |
| Total | +24,900 | -9,600 |
In relation to the numbers of jobs lost, there is no exact measure, however, the Department of Enterprise Trade and Innovation records the number of redundancies notified to them on a monthly basis. The table below sets out the number of redundancy notifications received for County Waterford for the years 2006 to date.
Redundancies in County Waterford
| Year | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Jan-April 2010 | Total |
| Numbers | 675 | 631 | 1572 | 2457 | 552 | 5887 |
No comments