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Social Welfare
THE amount of people in Tralee seeking unemployment benefit has risen for the third consecutive month.
The figure of 5,187 on the live register was an increase of just one person on the previous month.
Though Tralee saw another rise in people seeking unemployment benefit, the figure is down 457 on this time last year.
Around the county all offices reported a drop in unemployed except Tralee.
The area with the greatest fall in unemployed was Killarney, going down by 108 (2,208)
Kerry now has a total of 12,515 people unemployed which is a 10% drop on last year (13,851).
Jobless figures in Tralee over the past year
February 2016 – 5,187
January 2016 – 5,186
December 2015 – 5,154
November – 5,043
October – 5,093
September – 5,220
August – 5,713
July – 5,701
June – 5,609
May – 5,425
April – 5,438
March – 5,534
February – 5,644
It’s so much higher than I guessed. Very concerning.