Unemployment down in Galway last month
Unemployment is down slightly in Galway according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.
Last month, there were 21 thousand 768 people on the Live Register compared to over 22 thousand 200 in March, a difference of 436.
The biggest drop in unemployment in April was in Tuam where more than a hundred people came off the Live Register.
The unemployment figure for Tuam now stands at 3 thousand 175.
In Ballinasloe, there was a drop of 87 in its jobless figure, leaving just over 2 thousand 400 without work.
There was a similar drop of 83 in the numbers on the Live Register in the city.
There are now just over 11 thousand 100 people out of work in Galway city.
The next biggest drop in unemployment was in Clifden, where 74 people came off the Live Register.
Its jobless figure now stands at just over 11 hundred.
56 people came off the Live Register in Gort last month, meaning there are just over 14 hundred people there without work.
In Loughrea, 34 people came off the Live Register last month, leaving its unemployment figure at almost 2 thousand 400.