There was an almost 5% increase in the number of people in Kerry signing on the Live Register in a month.
That’s according to figures compiled by the Central Statistics Office.
They show there were over 5,900 people signing on the Live Register in Kerry last month.
During November, 5,978 people in Kerry signed on the Live Register.
That's a 16% decrease when compared to November last year, when 7,177 people signed on in Kerry.
It’s a 4.7% increase when compare to the previous month; in October, 5,708 people signed on in Kerry.
All seven of Kerry’s social welfare offices reported annual decreases.
Cahersiveen is down 235 to 477, while Dingle is down 88 to 396 and Kenmare is down 78 to 330.
Killarney’s figure stands at 1,023 after a drop of 281, while Killorglin’s social welfare office saw a drop of 108 to 426.
Listowel’s figure stands at 969 after a drop of 51 and in Tralee it dropped 358 to 2,357 for November.
