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Dundalk Intreo Office
There was a fall in the number of people signing on the Live Register in Louth in October, on both an annual and monthly basis, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.
6,976 people signed on in Louth in total in October 2025, down from 7,013 in September 2025, and also down from 7,171 in October 2024.
Looking at the numbers on a local level, 3,153 people signed on in Dundalk in October 2025. This is down from 6,167 in September 2025, and also down from 3,320 in October 2024.
In Drogheda, 3,143 people signed on in October 2025, down from 3,191 in September, but up marginally on the 3,134 who signed on in the town in October 2024.
680 people signed on in Ardee in October 2025, the only part of the county that saw a monthly increase in October. It is up from 655 in September 2025, but down however, from 717 in October 2024.
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Nationally, the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for October 2025 was 170,000 people, up by 500 people from September 2025. The unadjusted Live Register total stood at 165,859 people for October 2025, of which 55.2% were male and 71.8% were Irish.
The 25-34 years age group made up the largest number of those on the Live Register in October 2025 at 39,292 people or 23.7% 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 October 2025 were Dublin (+8.5%) and Limerick (+5.7%), while the largest decreases were in Monaghan (-7.9%) and Cavan (-5.9%).
In October 2025, there were 112,563 people on the Live Register for less than one year, which was 5,844 more people (+5.5%) than in October 2024.
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