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Limerick 2030 An Economic and Spatial Plan for Limerick Unemployment Table 8 below presents unemployment by age and the proportion of the labour force that is actively participating in the economy. Across all age groups the unemployment rate in the City is almost 29%, this compares to 19% for the state and 17.5% for Limerick County. Across the Metropolitan Area the unemployment rate is 21.7%, which is closer to the State average than the City. As a consequence of data limitations it is not possible to provide unemployment totals or rates by age group at the metropolitan geography. Table 8: Unemployment and Labour Force Participation, 2011 Labour Force Participation Rate % Unemployment Rate % Age Group City County State City County State 15 - 19 years 16.3 9.4 12.2 67.9 57.5 58.8 20 - 24 years 52.2 51.6 59.8 45.1 34.6 34.7 25 - 34 years 80.1 85.4 86.4 27.9 18.7 18.8 35 - 44 years 78.2 82.8 83.2 26.0 14.3 16.2 45 - 54 years 73.7 79.9 80.0 23.8 13.9 15.8 55 - 64 years 53.3 60.9 59.8 23.7 16.1 18.2 65 years and over 5.8 10.6 8.9 11.8 3.8 5.4 All age groups 55.1 60.2 61.9 28.6 17.5 19.0 Source: Census 2011 and AECOM Analysis Compared to the County, Limerick City has a lower proportion of working age people in the labour force and a lower proportion of the labour force in employment. However, the urban areas immediately bordering the current Limerick City boundary appear to have considerably higher proportions of the labour force in employment, which has the effect of reducing the current high employment rate seen in the City when the boundary is expanded to the Metropolitan Area. Employment status looks at a number of categories across the population over 15 years of age. The employment status for persons aged 15 years and over is determined on the basis of the subjective assessment of the person responsible for completing the census form in each household. Table 9: Employment Status Employment Status Persons % Looking for First Job 850 1% Unemployed 9,356 12% Student 13,060 17% Looking After home 6,180 8% Retired 8,982 12% Unable to Work 4,380 6% Other 466 1% Employed 33,606 44% Total 76,880 100% Source: Census 2011 – Small Area Population Statistics Across the Metropolitan Area there are 76,880 people over the age of 15 of which 19% are economically inactive, i.e. they are either looking for first job, unemployed or unable to work. A June 2013 24
Limerick 2030 An Economic and Spatial Plan for Limerick further 37% are students, retired, looking after the home or other and the remaining 44% are in employment. Benefit Claimants The global recession has had a significant negative impact on the level of employment in Ireland and its cities. Table 10 below presents the number of people on the Live Register in 2001, 2005 and 2010. The Live Register includes part-time workers, seasonal and casual workers and unemployed entitled to Jobseekers Benefit. In the nine years between 2001 and 2010 the number of people on the Live Register in Ireland increased by almost 287%, whilst the number on the Live Register in Limerick (City and County combined) increased by over 300%. In Limerick, the proportional increase in the number on the Live Register has been greater than the increase in the number on the Live Register seen across the State as a whole. In both 2001 and 2005 those on the Live Register in Limerick made up 4.5% of all people on the Live Register but by 2010 this had increased to 4.8%. Table 10: Number on the Live Register, 2001 to 2010 2001 2005 2010 Change Limerick 6,954 7,106 20,970 301.60%* State 152,406 155,833 437,079 286.80%* Limerick as % of State 4.5% 4.5% 4.8% - Source: Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services 2010, Department of Social Protection *‘Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services 2010’ stated 201.6% and 186.8% Jobseekers Benefit does not give the whole picture of social and economic deprivation in Limerick. Table 11 below presents a selection of indicators taken from benefit claimant data. Given that Limerick constitutes around 4.2% of the total population of the State it would be expected that if Limerick had average levels of deprivation it would make up 4.2% of total benefit claimants. Limerick stands out as having above national average levels of deprivation with Illness Benefit at 5.3% and Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance at 4.3%. However, Limerick performs well across most other indicators, including Child Benefit where the number of children receiving benefit is below the anticipated proportion given its current population. Table 11: Selection of Benefit Data, 2010 Child Benefit Recipients Child Benefit Children One Parent Family Payment Illness Benefit Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance Limerick 24,885 46,561 1,124,00 3,848 4,320 1,595 State 591,432 3 92,326 81,253 37,499 Limerick as % of State 4.2% 4.1% 4.2% 5.3% 4.3% Source: Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services 2010, Department of Social Protection June 2013 25
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