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THE Tralee Live Register figure for May was down nearly 500 on the same month last year, according to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
There were 3,227 signing on in Tralee last month compared to 3,726 in May 2018, a drop of 499, or 13%. It’s now the lowest figure for May in Tralee since before the recession when, in May 2007, there were 3,181 signing on.
Countywide, 6,505 people signed on at the seven offices in Kerry last month which is drop of 15% on May 2018.
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Here’s how the Tralee jobless figures have changed in the past 12 years…
May 2019 — 3,227
May 2018— 3,726
May 2017— 4,222
May 2016– 4,961
May 2015 – 5,425
May 2014 — 6,058
May 2013 — 6,200
May 2012 — 6,815
May 2011 — 7,107
May 2010 — 6,785
May 2009 — 6,510
May 2008 — 4,049
May 2007 — 3,181
