The number signing on the Live Register in Kerry rose by almost 4% in the last month.
That’s according to figures compiled by the Central Statistics Office.
They show over 7,800 people signed on the live register in January.
In January, 7,882 people in Kerry signed on the Live Register.
That’s up 286 on the month before, when almost 7,600 (7,596) people signed on.
The figure is a drop of over 10% compared with January last year, when 8,776 people in the county signed on the live register.
Six of Kerry’s social welfare offices reported monthly drops, with Killorglin recording a rise of four in the month.
Meanwhile, six of the county’s offices reported annual decreases.
Cahersiveen is down 121 to 716, Dingle is down 6 to 588, while the number in Kenmare fell 31 to 436.
Killarney’s figure stands at 1,578, a reduction of 300; the number in Listowel dropped by 92 to 1,119; while in Tralee it dropped by 350 in the year to 2,880.
Meanwhile, Killorglin’s social welfare office recorded a rise of 16 to 565.
