Written answers
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
Department of An Taoiseach
Live Register Data
Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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50. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons on the Live Register in each of the past five years by age group and county (details supplied); the number of social welfare offices in Galway city and county; and the unemployment rates for each social welfare office in Galway city and county. [19064/19]
Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The Live Register series provides a monthly breakdown of the number of persons claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and Other Registrants as registered with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.
The most recent Live Register figures available are for April 2019.
Table 1 below shows the annual average number of persons on the Live Register classified by county for the years 2014 to 2018.
Table 2 below shows the number of persons on the Live Register by county for the months January to April 2019.
Table 3 below shows the annual average number of persons on the Live Register classified by age group for the years 2014 to 2018.
Table 4 below shows the number of persons on the Live Register classified by age group for the months January to April 2019.
Table 5 below shows the number of persons on the Live Register in County Galway Social Welfare Offices, April 2019.
The Live Register is not designed to measure unemployment. It includes part-time workers, seasonal and casual workers entitled to Jobseeker's Benefit or Allowance.
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of unemployment (ILO) in the State. This survey replaced the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) from Q3 2017.
LFS estimates of unemployment are produced by NUTS 3 regions and the most recent figures available are for Q4 2018.
The NUTS-3 West region includes Galway City, County Galway, County Mayo and County Roscommon. Due to methodology and sample size it is not possible to produce reliable county estimates from the LFS.
The unemployment rate for the NUTS 3 West region was 5.8% in Q4 2018.
Table 1 Annual average number of persons on the Live Register classified by county, 2014 to 2018
| County | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 20181 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 6,317 | 5,758 | 5,093 | 4,224 | 3,686 |
| Cavan | 6,420 | 5,722 | 5,106 | 4,268 | 3,629 |
| Clare | 8,640 | 7,831 | 6,906 | 6,057 | 5,226 |
| Cork | 36,425 | 32,218 | 27,676 | 23,298 | 19,342 |
| Donegal | 19,088 | 17,296 | 15,306 | 13,166 | 11,403 |
| Dublin | 92,955 | 82,562 | 73,278 | 63,216 | 53,651 |
| Galway | 19,543 | 17,199 | 15,239 | 13,395 | 11,622 |
| Kerry | 13,659 | 12,462 | 10,891 | 9,285 | 7,979 |
| Kildare | 16,635 | 15,109 | 12,937 | 10,832 | 9,172 |
| Kilkenny | 6,560 | 5,829 | 5,022 | 4,185 | 3,518 |
| Laoighis | 8,331 | 7,344 | 6,477 | 5,499 | 4,512 |
| Leitrim | 3,019 | 2,792 | 2,500 | 2,190 | 1,873 |
| Limerick | 16,707 | 14,456 | 12,686 | 10,601 | 8,917 |
| Longford | 4,656 | 4,254 | 3,779 | 3,215 | 2,764 |
| Louth | 15,306 | 13,864 | 12,097 | 10,172 | 8,631 |
| Mayo | 11,547 | 10,577 | 9,358 | 8,306 | 7,378 |
| Meath | 9,407 | 8,267 | 7,191 | 5,964 | 5,158 |
| Monaghan | 5,860 | 4,926 | 4,192 | 3,510 | 2,932 |
| North Tipperary | 6,720 | 6,140 | 5,612 | 4,872 | 4,203 |
| Offaly | 8,406 | 7,596 | 6,750 | 5,504 | 4,475 |
| Roscommon | 3,716 | 3,338 | 3,029 | 2,671 | 2,372 |
| Sligo | 4,903 | 4,492 | 4,125 | 3,622 | 3,182 |
| South Tipperary | 8,315 | 7,608 | 6,790 | 5,684 | 4,675 |
| Waterford | 12,503 | 11,246 | 10,111 | 8,715 | 7,765 |
| Westmeath | 9,565 | 8,758 | 7,994 | 6,866 | 5,652 |
| Wexford | 16,890 | 15,369 | 13,540 | 11,650 | 9,972 |
| Wicklow | 11,370 | 10,258 | 8,978 | 7,614 | 6,230 |
| State | 383,461 | 343,269 | 302,661 | 258,580 | 220,065 |
1From January 2018, registrations which have yet not being assigned to a DEASP local office of registration are included in the Live Register Totals. These registrations are not included in individual county totals in this table.
Table 2 Number of persons on the Live Register classified by county1, January - April 2019
| County | January | February | March | April |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 3,409 | 3,335 | 3,277 | 3,367 |
| Cavan | 3,242 | 3,271 | 3,220 | 3,172 |
| Clare | 5,045 | 4,876 | 4,646 | 4,657 |
| Cork | 16,536 | 16,198 | 15,598 | 16,029 |
| Donegal | 10,519 | 10,343 | 10,163 | 10,102 |
| Dublin | 48,159 | 47,926 | 47,276 | 47,122 |
| Galway | 10,667 | 10,607 | 10,309 | 10,244 |
| Kerry | 8,399 | 8,113 | 7,586 | 7,128 |
| Kildare | 8,095 | 7,958 | 7,842 | 7,970 |
| Kilkenny | 3,161 | 3,126 | 3,068 | 3,083 |
| Laoighis | 4,055 | 3,986 | 3,931 | 3,894 |
| Leitrim | 1,804 | 1,742 | 1,692 | 1,737 |
| Limerick | 7,783 | 7,601 | 7,498 | 7,442 |
| Longford | 2,514 | 2,510 | 2,495 | 2,514 |
| Louth | 7,941 | 7,865 | 7,758 | 7,941 |
| Mayo | 6,975 | 6,813 | 6,676 | 6,692 |
| Meath | 4,581 | 4,551 | 4,562 | 4,665 |
| Monaghan | 2,582 | 2,553 | 2,472 | 2,549 |
| North Tipperary | 3,749 | 3,731 | 3,644 | 3,656 |
| Offaly | 4,000 | 3,926 | 3,809 | 3,885 |
| Roscommon | 2,204 | 2,182 | 2,112 | 2,122 |
| Sligo | 2,848 | 2,821 | 2,730 | 2,742 |
| South Tipperary | 4,119 | 4,013 | 3,902 | 4,036 |
| Waterford | 7,125 | 7,029 | 6,805 | 6,899 |
| Westmeath | 4,964 | 4,954 | 4,809 | 4,899 |
| Wexford | 9,260 | 9,057 | 8,881 | 8,773 |
| Wicklow | 5,633 | 5,594 | 5,480 | 5,533 |
| State | 199,627 | 196,934 | 192,407 | 193,118 |
1From January 2018, registrations which have yet not being assigned to a DEASP local office of registration are included in the Live Register Totals. These registrations are not included in individual county totals in this table
Table 3 Annual average number of persons on the Live Register classified by age group, 2014 to 2018
| Age Group | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 25 years | 56,906 | 45,933 | 36,606 | 29,490 | 23,816 |
| 25 - 34 years | 107,373 | 92,005 | 77,961 | 63,768 | 51,983 |
| 35 - 44 years | 87,310 | 79,283 | 70,351 | 59,734 | 50,546 |
| 45 - 54 years | 70,330 | 65,514 | 59,745 | 52,176 | 45,111 |
| 55 - 59 years | 31,444 | 29,386 | 27,028 | 24,096 | 21,417 |
| 60 - 64 years | 30,098 | 31,147 | 30,912 | 29,316 | 27,192 |
| All persons | 383,461 | 343,269 | 302,603 | 258,580 | 220,065 |
Table 4 Number of persons on the Live Register classified by age group, January - April 2019
| Age group | January | February | March | April |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 25 years | 20,877 | 20,868 | 20,450 | 19,949 |
| 25 - 34 years | 46,175 | 45,096 | 44,037 | 43,770 |
| 35 - 44 years | 45,831 | 45,172 | 44,161 | 44,067 |
| 45 - 54 years | 41,109 | 40,620 | 39,609 | 40,240 |
| 55 - 59 years | 19,806 | 19,548 | 18,978 | 19,454 |
| 60 - 64 years | 25,829 | 25,630 | 25,172 | 25,638 |
| All persons | 199,627 | 196,934 | 192,407 | 193,118 |
Table 5 Number of persons on the Live Register in County Galway Social Welfare Offices, April 2019
| April 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Ballinasloe | 1,152 |
| Clifden | 659 |
| Galway City | 5,021 |
| Gort | 722 |
| Loughrea | 1,096 |
| Tuam | 1,594 |
| County Galway | 10,244 |
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