Live register figures fall again in county
By Echo Reporter
THE LIVE register figures fell again in December in South Dublin with all social welfare offices except for Nutgrove showing a drop in figures on October.
Nationally the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December 2015 was 8.8 per cent, unchanged from the revised November 2015 rate and down from 10.2 per cent in December 2014.
The seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed was 190,600 in December 2015, a decrease of 700 when compared to the November 2015 figure or a decrease of 29,200 when compared to December 2014.
In Tallaght the total signing on fell from 8,767 in November to 8,717 in December.
There was a drop of 49 among the Under 25s, with 1,331 signing on in November and 1,282 signing on in December.
Nutgrove bucked the trend with 3,473 signing on in November and 3,568 signing on in December.
However, the figures for under 25s fell with 268 signing on in November and 249 signing on in December.
In Ballyfermot there was a small decrease with 2,580 signing on in November and 2,571 signing on in December.
Among the under 25s, 419 signed on in November and 407 signed on in December.
In Clondalkin, the total signing on fell from 6,130 in November to 6,063 in December. With the under 25s the figures fell from 891 in November to 858 in December.
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