Significant rise in number signing on in Louth

There was a significant monthly rise in the number of people signing on the Live Register in Louth in June according to the latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

3,428 people signed on in Dundalk in June, up 168 on the 3,260 who signed on in May, representing a rise of 5.2%. It is also up 92 on the 3,336 who signed on in Dundalk in June 2025.

758 people signed on in Ardee in June 2026, up 73, or 10.7%, on the 685 who signed on in May. It is also up by eight on the 750 who signed on in the town in June of last year.

In Drogheda, 3,384 people signed on in June, up 122 or 3.7%, on the 3,262 who signed on in May. It is also up 110 on the 3,274 who signed on in the town in June 2025.

Nationally, the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for June 2026 was 172,600 people, up by 400 people from May 2026.

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The unadjusted Live Register total stood at 176,935 people for June 2026, of which 54.3% were male and 72.3% were Irish. This is an increase of 4,272 people or 2.5% when compared with June 2025.

The 25-34 years age group made up the largest number of those on the Live Register in June 2026 at 42,864 people or 24.2% 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 June 2026 were Waterford (+6.8%) and Longford (+6.7%), while the largest decreases were in Monaghan (-4.8%) and Clare (-3.9%).

There were 122,458 people on the Live Register for less than one year, which was 69.2% of the total number of people on the Live Register.