asked the Taoiseach the number of unemployed on the live register at 31 December in each year from 1956 to 1982, inclusive.
Written Answers . - Number Unemployed .
512.
: The following table shows the number of persons on the live register at the end of December for each year from 1956 to 1982 inclusive. it must be borne in mind that changes made in the administration of the social welfare regulations and other changes in the coverage of the live register affect the comparability of these figures over time. The following are the principal considerations which should be noted in this regard.
1. The figures for the period from 1966 to 1982 inclusive exclude persons on systematic short-time and persons aged 65 years and over — thus providing, in this sense, a series consistent with the revised coverage of the live register as introduced in January 1980. Such person are included in the figures for earlier years.
2. The conditions under which persons are eligible for social insurance cover have been changed from time to time.
3. Following the introduction of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965, smallholders were excluded from the live register as from January 1966.
4. The conditions which applied to single women and widows who were applicants for unemployment assistance were relaxed as from 1 October 1978.
Number of persons on the live register at the end of December 1956 to 1982.
|
Year |
Total |
Year |
Total |
Year |
Total |
|
1956 |
84,093 |
1965 |
63,714 |
1974 |
81,102 |
|
1957 |
75,566 |
1966 |
56,120 |
1975 |
109,311 |
|
1958 |
70,302 |
1967 |
57,395 |
1976 |
111,617 |
|
1959 |
61,296 |
1968 |
54,789 |
1977 |
108,152 |
|
1960 |
58,101 |
1969 |
57,318 |
1978 |
98,367 |
|
1961 |
54,602 |
1970 |
62,202 |
1979 |
88,593 |
|
1962 |
55,910 |
1971 |
71,108 |
1980 |
122,220 |
|
1963 |
56,969 |
1972 |
69,602 |
1981 |
141,146 |
|
1964 |
50,743 |
1973 |
64,585 |
1982 |
179,867 |