Ten per cent drop in numbers out of work in Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom - There's been a 10% drop in unemployment in County Galway over the past year.
There were 20,204 people out of work in the city and county at the end of March last year, and that's fallen to 19,950.
The biggest decrease in unemployment over the last year was in the city, where over 1,200 people came off the Live Register.
The city now has an unemployed figure of just over 9,900, down by 130 since the end of February.
The biggest decrease in the county was in Tuam, where 84 people came off the live register.
The jobless figure for Tuam now stands at 2964.
The unemployment figure for Clifden dropped by 82, and now stands at 1133.
In Gort, 71 people came off the live register last month.
Gort's unemployment figure now stands at 1,333
In Ballinasloe, the jobless figure dropped by 42 to 2339.
Loughrea's unemployment figure at the end of March was 2,200, down by 40 since the end of February.
The overall drop for city and county shows a 10% reduction in unemployment over the past 12 months.