Written answers
Tuesday, 11 July 2017
Department of An Taoiseach
Unemployment Data
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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74. To ask the Taoiseach the unemployment blackspots nationwide according to the latest unemployment data in the Census 2016 Summary Results - Part 2, by county, in tabular form. [32012/17]
Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The Census of Population 2016 Summary Results – Part 2 published on 15 June, 2017 recorded 79 unemployment blackspots. In this report an unemployment blackspot was defined as an Electoral Division whose labour force exceeded 200 persons and where the unemployment rate (on a Principal Economic Status basis) exceeded 27 per cent. There were 79 such EDs in 2016 with an average unemployment rate of 31.2 per cent compared with 12.9 per cent nationally. The following table is published in the report.
List of unemployment blackspots
| County | Electoral Division | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| John's A, Limerick City | 58.3% | |
| Galvone B, Limerick City | 45.0% | |
| Ballynanty, Limerick City | 43.6% | |
| Abbey C, Limerick City | 41.9% | |
| Prospect B, Limerick City | 40.7% | |
| Glentworth C, Limerick City | 40.2% | |
| St. Laurence, Limerick City | 39.2% | |
| Killeely A, Limerick City | 38.8% | |
| Rathbane, Limerick City | 33.8% | |
| Glentworth A, Limerick City | 33.7% | |
| Singland A, Limerick City | 33.6% | |
| Prospect A, Limerick City | 33.1% | |
| John's B, Limerick City | 31.4% | |
| Killeely B, Limerick City | 31.1% | |
| Rathkeale Urban, Limerick | 31.1% | |
| Dock A, Limerick City | 30.7% | |
| Shannon B, Limerick City | 27.5% | |
| Limerick | Custom House, Limerick City | 27.3% |
| Priorswood B, Dublin City | 36.2% | |
| Tallaght-Killinardan, South Dublin | 32.9% | |
| Clondalkin-Cappaghmore, South Dublin | 32.2% | |
| Ballymun D, Dublin City | 32.1% | |
| Ballymun B, Dublin City | 31.8% | |
| Kilmore C, Dublin City | 29.9% | |
| Finglas North A, Dublin City | 28.9% | |
| Finglas South C, Dublin City | 28.7% | |
| Blanchardstown-Tyrrelstown, Fingal | 28.1% | |
| Tallaght-Fettercairn, South Dublin | 28.0% | |
| Ballymun C, Dublin City | 28.0% | |
| Dublin | Clondalkin-Rowlagh, South Dublin | 27.2% |
| Larchville, Waterford City | 37.6% | |
| Morrisson's Road, Waterford | 32.6% | |
| Newport's Square, Waterford City | 32.3% | |
| Lisduggan, Waterford City | 31.5% | |
| Ballybeg North, Waterford City | 30.9% | |
| The Glen, Waterford City | 30.9% | |
| Roanmore, Waterford City | 30.8% | |
| Mount Sion, Waterford City | 30.0% | |
| Waterford | Kingsmeadow, Waterford | 29.3% |
| Mín an Chladaigh, Donegal | 35.3% | |
| Clonleigh South, Donegal | 30.9% | |
| Gort an Choirce, Donegal | 30.4% | |
| Raphoe, Donegal | 29.2% | |
| Letterkenny Urban, Donegal | 27.4% | |
| Donegal | Leitir Mhic an Bhaird, Donegal | 27.1% |
| Knocknaheeny, Cork City | 33.5% | |
| Mayfield, Cork City | 33.2% | |
| The Glen A, Cork City | 33.1% | |
| Fair Hill B, Cork City | 29.7% | |
| Cork | Farranferris B, Cork City | 28.6% |
| Ardnaree South Urban, Mayo | 31.4% | |
| An Geata Mór Theas, Mayo | 29.9% | |
| Cnoc na Lobhar, Mayo | 29.6% | |
| Ballina Urban, Mayo | 27.7% | |
| Mayo | Cnoc na Ráithe, Mayo | 27.0% |
| Kilrush Urban, Clare | 29.7% | |
| Ennis No. 2 Urban, Clare | 29.1% | |
| Clare | Kilkee, Clare | 28.1% |
| Longford No. 1 Urban, Longford | 39.7% | |
| Meathas Truim, Longford | 27.7% | |
| Longford | Longford Rural, Longford | 27.4% |
| Enniscorthy Urban, Wexford | 32.1% | |
| Rosbercon Urban, Wexford | 30.8% | |
| Wexford | Killincooly, Wexford | 27.2% |
| Cavan Urban, Cavan | 35.8% | |
| Cavan | Belturbet Urban, Cavan | 33.5% |
| Scainimh, Galway | 34.3% | |
| Galway | Garmna, Galway County | 31.8% |
| Tipperary East Urban, South Tipperary | 34.0% | |
| Tipperary | Carrick-on-Suir Urban, Tipperary | 29.2% |
| Kerry | Tralee Urban, Kerry | 27.2% |
| Kildare | Athy West Urban, Kildare | 35.0% |
| Kilkenny | Urlingford, Kilkenny | 27.5% |
| Louth | Dundalk Urban No. 2, Louth | 28.0% |
| Meath | Ceannanus Mór (Kells) Urban, Meath | 29.7% |
| Monaghan | Castleblayney Urban, Monaghan | 27.7% |
| Roscommon | Boyle Urban, Roscommon | 27.1% |
| Westmeath | Mullingar North Urban, Westmeath | 33.4% |
| Wicklow | Rathmichael (Bray), Wicklow | 27.2% |
The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of employment and unemployment statistics for the State. In the QNHS, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) classification is used and defines employment, unemployment and the inactive population. Unemployment is defined as persons who, in the week before the survey, were without work and available for work within the next two weeks, and had taken specific steps, in the preceding four weeks, to find work.
The Census uses the Principal Economic Status (PES) classification to establish the labour force situation of the respondent. The PES classification is based on how respondents would describe their present principal status including a status of being unemployed.
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