The number of people in Kerry claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has fallen by almost 750 in a week.
This is according to the latest data from the Department of Social Protection.
This week (up to June 29th), 7,843 people in Kerry are getting the Pandemic Unemployment Payment as they have lost their job due to the pandemic.
That's a decrease of 749 people compared to the previous week (8,592).
At the peak on May 4th last year, 22,217 people in Kerry were in receipt of PUP.
535 people in the county informed the department they were closing their PUP payment and returning to work this week; last week's figure was 894.
Up to June 29th, nine more Kerry people claimed the Enhanced Illness Benefit due to having COVID-19 or needing to self-isolate; the total number of people who have claimed this benefit in the county stands at 3,386.
