The number of people signing on Kerry’s Live Register fell by 18% in a year.
That’s according to figures compiled by the Central Statistics Office.
They show there were over 5,200 people signing on the Live Register in Kerry last month.
During May, 5,266 people in Kerry signed on the Live Register.
That’s an 18% decrease when compared to May last year, when 6,449 people signed on in Kerry.
It’s also an 8% decrease when compared to the previous month; in April, 5,766 people signed on in Kerry.
All seven of Kerry’s social welfare offices reported annual decreases.
Cahersiveen is down 178 to 333, while Dingle is down 64 to 254 and Kenmare is down 91 to 275.
Killarney’s figure stands at 816 after a drop of 297, while Killorglin’s social welfare office saw a drop of 93 to 353.
Listowel’s figure stands at 901 after a drop of 101 and in Tralee it dropped 359 to 2,334 for May.
