The number of people on the Live Register in Donegal last month is up slightly on the previous month but down significantly year on year.
According to latest figures from the Central Statistics Office, 9,118 people were signing on in the county in December 2023, representing a 1.6% increase on figures from November 2023.
When compared to the same period last year, the number of people on the Live Register in Donegal was down 7%.
Nationally, there was a slight drop in the number of people on the Live Register in December of last year.
There were 173,900 people on the seasonally adjusted register, down 500 from November.
Dunfanaghy was the only local office to register a year on year increase in December, with 596 people on the register, a rise of less than 1%.
The biggest fall was recorded in Killybegs, with 545 people signing on, a fall of just over 17%.
There were 1,085 people on the register in Dungloe, a fall of just under 14%, while Buncrana and Ballybofey both recorded falls of 11%, with 1,623 and 1,103 signees respectively.
There were 2,463 on the register in Letterkenny and 578 in Donegal Town, both down 2%, while there were 1,125 signing on in Ballyshannon, a marginal fall of less than 1%.
2023 Figures
2022 Figures
