Séamus Kirk (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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49. To ask the Taoiseach the number of people who are unemployed in County Louth; if he will provide a breakdown of long term unemployed, seasonal unemployment and short term unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29262/13]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of unemployment in the State. Due to methodology and sample size it is not possible to produce reliable county level estimates from the QNHS. The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of persons claiming Jobseekers Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance and Other Registrants as registered with the Department of Social Protection.

The Live Register is not a definitive measure of unemployment as it includes part-time workers (those who work up to three days a week), and seasonal and casual workers entitled to Jobseekers Benefit or Allowance. However as it is a register rather than a sample survey County level totals are available from the Live Register.

Table 1 below shows the number of persons on the Live Register in County Louth classified by Social Welfare Local Office for May 2013, the most recent figures available.

Table 1-Total persons on the Live Register classified by Social Welfare Local Office, County Louth, May 2013

Live Register, Central Statistics Office

Table 2 below provides a breakdown of the Live Register for County Louth classified by Social Welfare Local Office and duration of continuous registration for October 2012, the latest published figures available for this breakdown.

Table 2-Total persons on the Live Register by Social Welfare Local Office and duration of continuous registration, County Louth, October 2012

Live Register, Central Statistics Office

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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50. To ask the Taoiseach the latest figures for youth unemployment by county; the percentage of youth unemployment by county and by European recognised region, that is, Border, Midlands and West; her views on the the way in which the statewide figure compares with the current levels of youth unemployment across the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29321/13]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of unemployment in the State. Estimates of unemployment are produced at NUTS 2 and NUTS 3 Region level. Due to methodology and sample size it is not possible to produce reliable county level estimates from the QNHS.

The Q1 2013 estimates are the most recent QNHS figures available.

Table 1 shows the number of unemployed (ILO) persons aged 15 to 24 years of age classified by NUTS 2 and NUTS3 Region for Q1 2013.

Table 1-Unemployed (ILO) persons aged 15 to 24 years classified by NUTS 2 and NUTS 3 Region.

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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:

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office:

Table 2 shows the unemployment rates (ILO) of persons aged 15 to 24 years of age classified by NUTS 2 and NUTS3 Region for Q1 2013.

Table 2-Unemployment rates (ILO) of persons aged 15 to 24 years classified by NUTS 2 and NUTS 3 Region

%

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:

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office:

Table 3 shows the annual unemployment rates (ILO) of persons less than 25 years of age in the EU27 member states for 2012.

Table 3- Annual unemployment rates (ILO) of persons less than 25 years in the EU 27 member states, 2012

%

Source : Eurostat