Written answers
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Department of Social Protection
Youth Unemployment Data
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of youth that are unemployed on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47926/13]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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At the end of October 2013 there were 74,389 persons between the ages of 18 and 25 years, inclusive, on the live register. A breakdown of this number by county and scheme is contained in the following tabular table.
Number of 18 to 25 Year Olds on the Live Register, October, 2013.
County | Jobseeker's Allowance | Jobseeker's Benefit | Credits Only | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carlow | 1,283 | 81 | 9 | 1,373 |
Cavan | 1,294 | 68 | 2 | 1,364 |
Clare | 1,552 | 105 | 4 | 1,661 |
Cork | 5,928 | 550 | 30 | 6,508 |
Donegal | 3,936 | 251 | 13 | 4,200 |
Dublin | 16,853 | 1,389 | 86 | 18,328 |
Galway | 3,329 | 287 | 13 | 3,629 |
Kerry | 2,037 | 199 | 6 | 2,242 |
Kildare | 2,937 | 278 | 23 | 3,238 |
Kilkenny | 1,106 | 70 | 2 | 1,178 |
Laois | 1,634 | 109 | 9 | 1,752 |
Leitrim | 495 | 29 | 3 | 527 |
Limerick | 3,268 | 194 | 11 | 3,473 |
Longford | 879 | 55 | 3 | 937 |
Louth | 2,753 | 185 | 8 | 2,946 |
Mayo | 2,030 | 165 | 7 | 2,202 |
Meath | 1,590 | 110 | 18 | 1,718 |
Monaghan | 892 | 83 | 6 | 981 |
Offaly | 1,682 | 111 | 8 | 1,801 |
Roscommon | 628 | 44 | 2 | 674 |
Sligo | 939 | 73 | 5 | 1,017 |
Tipperary | 2,728 | 207 | 24 | 2,959 |
Waterford | 2,098 | 153 | 14 | 2,265 |
Westmeath | 1,809 | 145 | 11 | 1,965 |
Wexford | 3,101 | 231 | 12 | 3,344 |
Wicklow | 1,928 | 166 | 13 | 2,107 |
Total | 68,709 | 5,338 | 342 | 74,389 |
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