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Social Welfare
THERE were 93 more people in Tralee on the live register in June compared to May according to latest Live Register figures.
While across the county there are 49 less (10,661) claiming unemployment assistance, Tralee (5,054) accounts for almost half of the total in Kerry.
In Killarney the number of those on the live register has fallen by 90 (1,498) while in Dingle the number is down by 49 (502).
Killorglin is the only other area that saw climb in the number of jobless, the town reporting a rise of 13 (287).
The live register figures for Tralee in the past 12 months…
June – 5,054
May – 4,961
April- 4,931
March – 5,008
February – 5,187
January – 5,186
December 2015 – 5,154
November – 5,043
October – 5,093
September – 5,220
August – 5,713
July – 5,701
June – 5,609
