Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Labour Force.
- Unemployment by age group 4 speeches
The Taoiseach’s office said May 1975 was the latest reliable source for unemployment shares by age group and would circulate the figures; the next survey report was expected early the following year.
John F. O'Connell, Patrick J. Lalor, John Bruton
- Labour force aged 15 to 19 4 speeches
May 1975 estimates put 132,000 people aged 15–19 in the labour force, with another 16,200 seeking work for the first time. Horgan questioned how job programmes could be planned without better figures, and the Taoiseach said a census two years earlier would have helped.
John Horgan, Patrick J. Lalor, John Lynch
asked the Taoiseach the percentage of total unemployed represented by the following age groups (a) 14-24 (b) 25-34 (c) 35-44 (d) 45-54 and (e) 55-64.
Comment on this
The most recent period for which reliable information of the kind requested by the Deputy is available is May, 1975, when the first sample Labour Force Survey was taken.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the required information.
Following is the statement:
1975 Labour Force Survey. The percentage of the total unemployed (including persons looking for work for the first time) represented by different age groups.
Comment on this
As conveyed in a reply last week, it is hoped to have the report issued at the beginning of next year.
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Comment on this
asked the Taoiseach the number of persons in the labour force who are aged between 15 and 19 on the latest date for which complete figures or reasonable estimates are available.
Comment on this
The most recent period for which reliable information of the kind requested by the Deputy is available is May, 1975, when the first sample Labour Force Survey was taken. The estimates from that survey show that the labour force aged from 15 to 19 years at that time was 132,000; there were, in addition in that age group, some 16,200 persons seeking work for the first time.
Comment on this
Would the Parliamentary Secretary not accept that it is almost impossible to plan job creation programmes for young people if you do not know how many of them there are in the labour force?
