APPENDIX 3
Memorandum from Mr Dermot Nesbitt
PARTICIPATION RATES—CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
| Year | Available for Work (%)
| Actual in Work (%) |
Difference
|
| 1990 | 35-38 | 34.9
| 3.1 |
| 1996 | 40 | 38.1
| 1.9 |
| 1998 | 42 | 39.1
| 2.9 |
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|
UNEMPLOYMENT DIFFERENTIAL
(a) Unemployment 8%: Catholic availability for work 42%:
Actual 40%
| Available | Actual
| Unemployed | Percentage
| Differential |
| 100 (total) | 92 | 8
| | |
| 42 (C) | 37 (40% X 92) |
5 | 11.9 | |
| 58 (P) | 55 | 3
| 5.2 | 2.3 |
| | |
| |
(b) Unemployment 8%: Catholic availability and Actual
42%
| Available | Actual
| Unemployed | Percentage
| Differential |
| 100 | 92 | 8
| | |
| 42 (C) | 38.64 | 3.36
| 8 | |
| 58 (P) | 55.36 | 4.64
| 8 | 1.0 |
| | |
| |
(c) Unemployment 8%: Catholic availability 44%: Actual
42%
| Available | Actual
| Unemployed | Percentage
| Differential |
| 100 | 92 | 8
| | |
| 44 (C) | 39 | 5
| 11.4 | |
| 56 (P) | 53 | 3
| 5.4 | 2.1 |
| | |
| |
(d) Unemployment 10%: reduce to 5%: all jobs to the unemployed
| Available | Actual
| Unemployed | Percentage
| Differential |
| 200 | 180 | 20
| | |
| 80 (C) | 66 | 14
| 17.5 | |
| 120 (P) | 114 | 6
| 5.0 | 3.5 |
| 200 | 190 | 10
| | |
| 80 (C) | 73 | 7*
| 8.75 | |
| 120 (P) | 117 | 3
| 2.5 | 3.5 |
| | |
| |
* Fair allocation dictates, assuming all equally qualified,
that since 70 per cent of the unemployed are Catholics they should
receive 70 per cent of the 10 new jobs which is 7. (ie unemployed
14 less 7 new employees = unemployed 7)
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