Dundalk sees monthly rise in number signing on

There was a monthly increase in Dundalk, and across Louth in July, in the number of people signing on the Live Register, according to figures released today by the Central Statistics Office.

3,562 people signed on the Live Register in Dundalk in July, an increase of 147 people, or 4.3% on June. The number signing on in Dundalk however, remains lower than the same period last year, when 3,723 people signed on in the town. 

In Ardee, 827 people signed on in July, up from 781 in June and representing an increase of 5.9%. On a yearly basis however, it is down 46 on the 873 people who signed on in the town in July 2023.

Drogheda has also seen a monthly rise but a yearly fall in the number of people signing on the Live Register. 3,496 people signed on in Drogheda in July, up 213 on the 3,283 who signed on in June, a rise of 6.5%, but down 4.6% or 169 people on the 3,665 who signed on the town in July 2023.

Nationally, the seasonally adjusted Live Register fell by 0.1% to 171,900 people over the month to July 2024. The unadjusted Live Register total stood at 185,968 people for July 2024. Of the 185,968 people on the unadjusted Live Register in July 2024, 51.4% were male and 71.7% were Irish.

The 25-34 age group made up the largest number of those on the Live Register in July 2024 at 42,954 people or 23.1% of the total. In July 2024 there were 122,109 people on the Live Register for less than one year, which was 4,676 fewer people (-3.7%) than July 2023.