Louth sees fall in numbers signing on across county
Live Register November 2024
There has been a significant annual fall in the number of people signing on the Live Register across Louth, according to figures released today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Overall, Louth has seen a 7.4% annual fall in the number of people signing on, with 6,788 signing on in the county in November 2024, compared to 7,327 in November 2023. On a monthly basis, there has also been a sizeable decrease, with 383 fewer signing on in November compared to October.
Looking at the figures on a more local basis, Dundalk has seen a 7.1% annual fall, with 3,122 signing on in November 2024, compared to 3,361 in November 2023. On a monthly basis, there was 6% fall, with 198 fewer signing on in the town in November, compared to the 3,134 who signed on in October.
Ardee has seen an even bigger annual fall in the number of people signing on, with 673 signing on in the town in November 2024, compared to 744 signing on in November of last year, representing a fall of 9.5%. On a monthly basis, there has been a 6.1% decrease, with 44 fewer signing on than the 717 who signed on in October.
Drogheda has also seen a monthly and annual fall in the number signing on. 2,993 people signed on in the town in November 2024, a fall of 7.1% on the 3,222 who signed on on November 2023, and also 141 fewer than the 3,134 who signed on in October, representing a fall of 4.5%.
Nationally, the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for November 2024 was 162,900 people, down by 6,300 people or 3.7% from October 2024. The unadjusted Live Register total stood at 158,267 people for November 2024, of which 55.7% were male and 71.6% were Irish.
The 35-44 years age group made up the largest number of those on the Live Register in November 2024 at 36,730 people or 23.2% of the total. Kildare was the only county that recorded an increase in the number of people on the Live Register in the 12 months to November 2024 (+4.4%) or 264 people.
In November 2024 there were 101,825 people on the Live Register for less than one year, which was 6,392 fewer people (-5.9%) than November 2023.