CSO figures show decrease in number of people on Live Register

The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has shown a decrease of 1,500 people on the Live Register for the month of August.

The 0.8% decrease brings the seasonally adjusted total number of people on the Live Register to 188,500. In unadjusted terms, there were 199,093 people singing on the Live Register last month down from 225,158, which is an annual decrease of -11.6%.