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THE number of people signing on the Live Register in Tralee in June has increased for the second month in a row according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office.
There were 3,746 people on the register in June, an increase of 20 on the May figure. It’s a 12.5% drop on the June 2017 figure of 4,274 (-528).
Countywide, the jobless figure in Kerry has fallen 15% in the past year with 7,599 people signing on in April.
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Elsewhere, Killarney, Kenmare, Cahersiveen and Dingle showed modest decreases, Killorglin was unchanged while Listowel was up around 20.
The number of people signing on in Tralee over the past year…
June — 3,746
May — 3,726
April — 3,665
March — 3,846
February — 3,972
January — 3,960
December 2017 — 3,936
November — 3,893
October — 3,823
September — 3,916
August — 4,205
July — 4,286
June — 4,274
