Under-25s unemployed outside the live register
O'Hanlon asked how many unemployed people under 25 were not on the live register. Barrett said no direct count was available, but the 1983 labour force survey estimated 71,900 unemployed under-25s, compared with 56,200 on the register.
asked the Taoiseach the estimated number of persons under 25 years of age who are unemployed and are not on the live register.
Comment on this
(Dún Laoghaire): There is no direct information available on the number of unemployed persons under 25 years of age who are not on the live register.
The most comprehensive coverage of unemployment of persons under 25 years of age is that obtained in the labour force surveys when the classification as unemployed is independent of inclusion on the live register (i.e. of eligibility for unemployment benefit or assistance). The estimated figures from the 1983 labour force survey, the latest available, show that in April-May 1983 there were 71,900 unemployed persons under 25 years of age, including 27,100 who were looking for their first regular job. At the end of April 1983, the live register figure for persons under 25 years of age was 56,200.
Direct comparisons of unemployment figures from statistical inquiries such as the labour force survey with live register figures can be misleading because of definitional differences etc. The live register figures derive from the administration of the Social Welfare Acts while the other data are based on a special survey.
Comment on this
Would the Minister accept that there is a large number of young people under 25 years of age who are not eligible for unemployment benefit or assistance but who are unemployed?
Comment on this
(Dún Laoghaire): I have already said that the estimated figures from the 1983 labour force survey, the latest available, show that in April-May 1983 there were 71,900 unemployed persons. That compares with 56,200 on the live register. Therefore, from the special survey carried out, the first figure I mentioned is the relevant one.
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