Dundalk sees slight fall in number signing on
Live Register April 2024
Dundalk, along with the rest of Louth, has seen a slight fall in the number of people signing on the Live Register, according to the latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
3,388 people signed on the Live Register in Dundalk in April, down just three on March, but also down 60 on the 3,448 who signed on in April 2023.
In Ardee, 732 people signed on in April, down 27 on March 2024 and also down 35 on the 767 who signed on the Live Register in April 2023.
Drogheda saw the largest annual fall, with 3,296 signing on in April, down 247 on April 2023, and also down 22 on March 2024.
Nationally, the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for April 2024 was 174,200 people, down by 300 people from March 2024. The unadjusted Live Register total stood at 169,497 people for April 2024.
Of the 169,497 people on the unadjusted Live Register in April 2024, 54.8% were male and 69.0% were Irish. The 35-44 age group made up the largest number of those on the Live Register in April 2024 at 40,003 people or 23.6% of the total.