Economy

Kilkenny, Cavan and Kerry see largest drop in live register figures

New CSO data shows 400 people came off the live register last month

173,396 people were on the live register last month, down 3.2 per cent on March 2023. Picture: Getty

Four hundred people came of the live register in March, amounting to a 0.2 per cent decrease month-on-month, with just under 174,000 people now claiming some form of jobseekers’ benefit nationwide.

New figures published by the Central Statistics Office show 173,396 people were on the live register last month, down 3.2 per cent on March 2023.

Counties Kilkenny, Cavan and Kerry saw the largest annual drop in live register figures, dropping by 14.8, 12.5 and ...