Written answers

Tuesday, 11 October 2016

Department of An Taoiseach

Employment Data

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1. To ask the Taoiseach the way in which his Department characterises the south-east region in terms of geography and population mass. [29488/16]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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2. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons in the south east unemployed in actual numbers and in percentage terms, broken down by county, in tabular form. [29489/16]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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3. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons in the south east in employment in actual numbers and in percentage terms, broken down by county, in tabular form. [29490/16]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, together.

The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available.

Regional population statistics and estimates of employment and unemployment are produced by NUTS Regions. These regional classifications are based on the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units) classification used by Eurostat. The NUTS3 regions correspond to the eight Regional Authorities established under the Local Government Act, 1991 (Regional Authorities) (Establishment) Order, 1993, which came into operation on 1 January 1994. The NUTS2 regions, which were proposed by Government and agreed by Eurostat in 1999, are groupings of the NUTS3 regions. The NUTS 3 South-East region includes counties Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford City and County and Wexford. Due to methodology and sample size it is not possible to produce reliable county estimates.

Regional population statistics are included in the CSO's annual Population and Migration Estimates release. The latest release was published in August 2016 and includes data for the years ending April 2011 – April 2016 inclusive. In April 2016, the population of the South-East region was estimated to be 510,100.

The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment and unemployment (ILO) in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q2 2016.

Table 1 shows the number of unemployed persons aged 15-74 years and the unemployment rate classified by NUTS3 South-East region in Q2 2016.

Table 2 shows the number of persons aged 15-64 years in employment and the employment rate classified by NUTS3 South-East region in Q2 2016.

Table 1 Unemployed persons aged 15-74 years and unemployment (ILO) rate classified by NUTS3 South-East region, Q2 2016

'000%
UnemployedQ2 16Q2 16
All persons25.910.9

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.

Data may be subject to future revision.

Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.

Reference period: Q2 = April-June

Table 2 Persons aged 15-64 years in employment (ILO) and employment rate (ILO) classified by NUTS3 South-East region, Q2 2016

'000%
In EmploymentQ2 16Q2 16
All persons204.962.8

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.

Data may be subject to future revision.

Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.

Reference period: Q2 = April-June.

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