Over 3,500 (3,575) people in Kerry are in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance.
This is a payment for people who are out of work or have been made part-time, to help support them while looking for work.
The figures, which cover up to May, show nationally more than 105,000 (105,601) people were in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance.
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The figures were provided by Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary following a query from Fine Gael TD John Paul O’Shea.
