Written answers
Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Department of An Taoiseach
Unemployment Data
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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94. To ask the Taoiseach the detail for each NUTS 2 region that is within 1% of the national unemployment rate and not within 1% of the national unemployment rate, in tabular form. [22842/17]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of unemployment (International Labour Organisation - ILO) in the State. The latest unemployment data available for Ireland are for Q4 2016.
The following table shows the unemployment rates for NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions and the difference in percentage points from the national unemployment rate.
Table 1: Unemployment Rates (ILO) (%) (Persons aged 15-74) classified by State, NUTS2 and NUTS3 region, Q4 2016
| Unemployment Rate (%) | Percentage points difference from national rate | |
|---|---|---|
| State | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Border, Midland and Western | 8.0 | 1.3 |
| Border | 8.0 | 1.3 |
| Midland | 7.9 | 1.2 |
| West | 7.9 | 1.2 |
| Southern and Eastern | 6.3 | -0.4 |
| Dublin | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Mid-East | 5.3 | -1.4 |
| Mid-West | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| South-East | 9.4 | 2.7 |
| South-West | 5.7 | -1.0 |
Source: Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS), Central Statistics Office, Ireland.
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: Q4=Oct-Dec.
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