Louth sees fall in number signing on
CSO Live Register April 2026
Louth saw a fall last month in the number of people signing on the Live Register, on both a monthly and annual basis, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
In Dundalk, 3,211 people signed on in April 2026, down from 3,240 in March, and also down from 3,229 in April 2025.
669 people signed on in Ardee in April 2026, down from 675 in March, and down from 709 in April of last year.
Drogheda also saw a monthly and annual fall in the number of people signing on the Live Register. 3,192 signed on in the town in April 2026, down from 3,268 in March and also down from 3,218 in April 2025.
Nationally, the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for April 2026 was 170,600 people, down by 200 people from March 2026.
The unadjusted Live Register total stood at 166,312 people for April 2026, of which 56.6% were male and 71.2% were Irish. This is a decrease of 1,648 people or -1.0% when compared with April 2025.
The 25-34 years age group made up the largest number of those on the Live Register in April 2026 at 39,731 people or 23.9% of the total.
The counties that recorded the largest percentage increases in the number of people on the Live Register in the 12 months to April 2026 were Dublin (+5.2%) and Limerick (+4.5%), while the largest decreases were in Monaghan (-9.9%) and Clare (-7.8%).
In April 2026, there were 113,511 people on the Live Register for less than one year, which was 983 more people (+0.9%) than in April 2025.