All counties saw an increase in the number of people on the Live Register in the 12 months to December
All counties saw an increase in the number of people on the Live Register in the 12 months to December
The number of people signing on the Live Register increased marginally in December, by 300 people to bring the seasonally adjusted total to 185,700.
The Central Statistics Office said that in unadjusted terms, a total of 184,642 people were signing on the Live Register in December -53.5% were men and 70.5% were Irish.
The CSO said the 35-44 age group made up the largest number of those on the Live Register in December 2022 at 43,908 people.
All counties saw an increase in the number of people on the Live Register in the 12 months to December.
The counties that saw the greatest increase in the number of people on the Live Register in the 12 months to the end of December were Kerry (38.1%) and Clare (33.6%).
The counties with the lowest increase in numbers on the Live Register were Meath (3.6%) and Tipperary (0.9%).
Morgan O’Donnell, Statistician in the Labour Market Analysis Section, said, “The unadjusted Live Register total for December 2022 was 184,642. When seasonal effects are considered, the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for December 2022 was 185,700, an increase of 300 persons from November 2022. There was an increase of 600 persons on the seasonally adjusted Live Register for December 2022 when compared with December 2019.
“There were 21,783 people benefitting from the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive included in the Live Register figures for December 2022, an increase of 2,283 from November 2022,” he said.
Article Source: Live Register numbers up marginally in December – RTE