UNEMPLOYMENT IN GALWAY DROPS AGAIN

Date Published: 07-Nov-2011

Unemployment in Galway is continuing to come down.

Last month 647 people came off the Live Register in the city and county, meaning there are now 22,400 people out of work in Galway.

The biggest drop in unemployment last month was in the city, where 471 people came off the Live Register.

There are now 11,500 people out of work in the city.

In the county, the biggest decrease in unemployment last month was in Loughrea - 82 less people were on the Live Register leaving a jobless figure of just over 2,300.

Tuam saw a drop of 56 in its Live Register figure last month, meaning there are now just over 3,300 people without jobs there.

Ballinasloe saw a drop of 15 in unemployment figures last month leaving its jobless figure at almost two and a half thousand.

Gort saw a similar decrease, with 14 less people on the Live Register in October.

Gort's jobless figure is now just over 1,400.

9 people came off the Live Register in Clifden last month leaving just over 1,200 people without jobs in the area.

Overall unemployment dropped by 647 in Galway last month, compared to the previous month.

It's also a drop of more than 400 on the same period last year, although the high emigration rate is thought to be a contributing factor.