GALWAY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BEGINS TO STABILISE

Date Published: 09-Jan-2013

The rate of unemployment across Galway appears to be stabilising.

The number of people on the live register across the city and county dropped slightly at the end of 2012 compared to 2011.

At the end of 2012, 22 thousand and 81 people were registered unemployed in Galway - that's a drop of 504 on the year previous.

However, it's an increase of 552 compared to November 2012 - the highest increase is recorded in the city with an extra 319 extra people signing on last month.

The city's number of unemployed now stands at 11,096 that's a drop of 513 compared to the end of 2011.

In Ballinasloe, the number of people getting dole payments is 2,545 that's an extra 19 people compared to the end of 2011.

In Clifden, where there was a drop of 50 people on the live register last month compared to the same time the year previous.

There is now 1,291 people registered unemployed in Clifden.

In Gort, the number of unemployed is 1,457 that's up 16 on the figure at the end of 2011.

To Loughrea, and the number of unemployed increased slightly at 41 people compared to the end of 2011 - there is now 2,396 people getting dole payments in the region.

And finally to Tuam, there was a drop of 17 on the live register number compared to 2011, the number unemployed is now 3,296.