The number of people signing on Kerry’s Live Register fell by 15% in a year.
That’s according to figures compiled by the Central Statistics Office.
They show there were over 6,400 people signing on the Live Register in Kerry last month.
During February, 6,481 people in Kerry signed on the Live Register.
That’s a 15% decrease when compared to February last year, when 7,667 people signed on in Kerry.
It’s also a 0.5% decrease when compare to the previous month; in January, 6,517 people signed on in Kerry.
All seven of Kerry’s social welfare offices reported annual decreases.
Cahersiveen is down 218 to 486, while Dingle is down 104 to 453 and Kenmare is down 67 to 381.
Killarney’s figure stands at 1,198 after a drop of 284, while Killorglin’s social welfare office saw a drop of 84 to 456.
Listowel’s figure stands at 1,016 after a drop of 77 and in Tralee it dropped 352 to 2,491 for February.
