Drop in annual jobless figure across city and county

Galway Bay fm newsroom – There's been a drop in the annual rate of unemploment in Galway city and county. The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show there are over 20 thousand 700 people on the live register, compared to over 23 thousand people in July 2013. The biggest annual drop in unemployment is recorded in the city where there are 10 thousand 553 people on the live register – a drop of over 1400 when compared to July 2013. In the county, Ballinasloe has seen the biggest drop with 2 thousand 330 now on the live register compared to 2 thousand 562 in July 2013. In Clifden, the jobless figure stands at 1 thousand and 11 – that's down 153 on the same period last year. In Gort, there are now 97 less people on the live register than July 2013 – the jobless rate there now stands at 1 thousand 406. In Loughrea, the jobless figure stands at 2 thousand 222, compared to 2 thousand 450 at the same time last year. In Tuam, the annual jobless figure has dropped by 183 bringing its unemployment rate to 3 thousand 185. Nationally, there were 382 thousand 800 people signing on this month – when seasonal factors are taken onboard. That's a drop of over 36 thousand people on last year's figure.