Written answers
Tuesday, 3 December 2019
Department of An Taoiseach
Unemployment Data
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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101. To ask the Taoiseach the details of each Nuts 2 region that is within 1% of the national unemployment rate and each NUTS 2 and 3 region that is not, in tabular form. [50023/19]
Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household survey which provides quarterly statistics on employment and unemployment and is the official source of labour market estimates in the State. The primary classification used for the LFS results is the ILO (International Labour Organisation) labour force classification.
The most recent figures available from the LFS are for the third quarter (Q3) of 2019.
The following table shows the unemployment (ILO) rates for persons aged 15 – 74 years classified by NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions and in the State for Q3 2019.
Unemployment (ILO) rate of persons aged 15-74 years classified by NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions, Q3 2019
| % | Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|
| Northern and Western | 5.2 |
| Border | 5.4 |
| West | 5.0 |
| Southern | 5.6 |
| Mid-West | 4.8 |
| South-East | 7.3 |
| South-West | 5.1 |
| Eastern and Midland | 5.0 |
| Dublin | 4.5 |
| Mid-East | 6.1 |
| Midland | 5.3 |
| State | 5.2 |
Source: Labour Force Survey, Central Statistics Office.
Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.
Data may be subject to future revision.
Reference period: q3=Jul -Sep.
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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102. To ask the Taoiseach the unemployment rate by county using the latest CSO data. [50026/19]
Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available.
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household survey which provides quarterly statistics on employment and unemployment and is the official source of labour market estimates in the State. The primary classification used for the LFS results is the ILO (International Labour Organisation) labour force classification.
The most recent LFS figures available are for Q3 2019.
Due to the methodology and sample size of the survey it is not possible to produce reliable county unemployment estimates from the LFS. As a result, the most detailed estimates of unemployment by geographic area available are by NUTS-3 Regions (NUTS-3 is a geocode standard referencing the eight subdivisions of Ireland for statistical purposes).
The following table shows the unemployment (ILO) rate of persons aged 15 – 74 years classified by NUTS3 regions and in the State for Q3 2019.
Unemployment (ILO) rate of persons aged 15-74 years classified by NUTS3 regions, Q3 2019
%
| Unemployment Rate | |
|---|---|
| Border | 5.4 |
| West | 5.0 |
| Mid-West | 4.8 |
| South-East | 7.3 |
| South-West | 5.1 |
| Dublin | 4.5 |
| Mid-East | 6.1 |
| Midland | 5.3 |
| State | 5.2 |
Source: Labour Force Survey, Central Statistics Office.
Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.
Data may be subject to future revision.
Reference period: q3=Jul -Sep.
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