Written answers

Wednesday, 13 January 2016

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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230. To ask the Minister for Finance the baseline employment and unemployment figures he has used for each of the next five years in preparing his fiscal and economic projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1230/16]

Photo of Michael NoonanMichael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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In line with Budget 2016, the employment and unemployment forecasts, along with the underlying totals, produced on the basis of available data at the time are set out in the table below.

-20162017201820192020
Employment, aged 15 and overper cent growth 2.42.01.91.81.7
Employment, aged 15 and overpersons (000s)2,0142,0542,0942,1312,167
Unemployment, aged 15-74per cent growth8.37.77.26.86.4
Unemployment, aged 15-74persons (000s)182171161155149

These forecasts will be updated in the context of the 2016 Stability Programme Update.

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