Written answers
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Live Register
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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252. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the sectorial breakdown of those who have joined the live register since the start of 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37720/20]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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As of 15th November 2020 there are currently 72,470 on the Live Register whose claim has commenced in 2020, of which 66,273 can be assigned a sector via their last employer based on the current data available to my Department. The requested information is listed in the table below for this cohort.
| Sector | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 855 | 1.3% |
| B Mining and Quarrying | 125 | 0.2% |
| C Manufacturing | 6,076 | 9.2% |
| D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 70 | 0.1% |
| E Water supply; Sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 295 | 0.4% |
| F Construction | 4,022 | 6.1% |
| G Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and motorcycles | 10,562 | 15.9% |
| H Transportation and storage | 3,503 | 5.3% |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 8,493 | 12.8% |
| J Information and communication activities | 2,525 | 3.8% |
| K Financial and insurance activities | 2,167 | 3.3% |
| L Real Estate activities | 627 | 0.9% |
| M Professional, Scientific and Technical activities | 3,153 | 4.8% |
| N Administrative and support service activities | 7,169 | 10.8% |
| O Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security | 2,686 | 4.1% |
| P Education | 2,515 | 3.8% |
| Q Human Health And Social Work activities | 6,141 | 9.3% |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 1,179 | 1.8% |
| S Other Service activities | 3,654 | 5.5% |
| T Activities of Households as employers | 449 | 0.7% |
| U Activities of Extra-territorial Organisations And Bodies | 7 | 0.0% |
| Total | 66,273 | 100.0% |
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