5 PERCENT DROP IN GALWAY LIVE REGISTER FIGURES

Date Published: 11-Sep-2012

There's been a 5 percent annual drop in the number of people unemployed across the city and county.

23 thousand 831 people were signed on to the live register in Galway last month, compared to 25 thousand 111 for the same period last year.

In the city, 12 thousand 634 people were listed as unemployed last month, that's down from 13 thousand 313 on August 2011.

This drop-off is reflected throughout most of the county.