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5361- Kilmainhamwood Compost Facility Extension- EIS
East Region, which contains the study area, was 11.4%. During this period the Mid-East Region has a
lower unemployment rate than the State.
The participation rate is the number of persons in the labour force expressed as a percentage of the
total population (over the age of 15 years). Currently the participation rate in the State is 61.2%. The
Mid-East Region’s participation rate is 65.8%, which are higher then that of the State.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) publishes figures relating to the live register. These figures are not
strictly a measure of unemployment as they include persons who are legitimately working part time and
signing on part time. However they can be used to provide an overall trend within an area.
Table 5.4 Live Register 2009-2010
Source: CSO 2010
March 2009 March 2010 % Change
State 369,203 435,121 18%
Mid-East 34,932 41,839 20%
Meath 9,464 11,549 22%
Kells 1,637 1,892 16%
The figures in Table 5.4 show that over the period March 2009-March 2010 the number of persons on
the live register has significantly increased in all regions. No live register data is available for,
Ballynalurgen therefore data available for Kells was used.
National and local trends indicate that they are significantly more persons unemployed in March 2010
than in March 2009.
The existing composting facility currently has 4 No. employees. Indirect employment is generated as a
result of the composting facility, in terms of suppliers of products and services, such as fuel and oil
suppliers, machinery suppliers, environmental monitoring, etc.
5.2.3 Socio-Economic Profile of the Locality
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Statistics in relation to occupational group are not provided in the Census for Ballynalurgen. As
Ballynalurgen is a rural townland the occupational group for County Meath is used as an indicator.
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