The number of people signing on the Live Register last month hit its lowest level since November 2008.

The number of people on the Live Register fell by more than 5,000 last month.

The number of people claiming the dole has fallen by almost 40,000, or 11%, in the last 12 months according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

A total of 82,309 people on activation or training programmes at the end of last year may mean that a rapid fall in the unemployment rate may not be on the cards.

Buoyant government tax receipts to be announced today will likely strengthen pressure for more give-aways in the looming budget.

The number of people signing on the dole fell by almost 2,000 last month.

The number of people signing on the dole fell by 1,900 last month, the CSO revealed today.

The number of people signing on the Live Register climbed for the first time in more than two years last month, pointing towards slowing job creation.

The rain hasn’t dampened spirits in Dingle as it looks to become more than just a summer destination and has actually helped to boost the coffers in cafes and gift shops as tourists — and families in particular — abandon sightseeing and seek shelter instead

The number of people on Government-funded ‘activation’ training courses has risen to 88,398, official figures show. 

The number of people claiming the dole has fallen by almost 40,000 in the last 12 months to its lowest level since early 2009.

There was a slight drop of of 3,400 people on the Live Register this month.

There were 4,400 fewer people on the Live Register last month, according to latest figures from the Central Stastistics Office, bringing the number of people signing on to 386,200.

Figures for June show that the Live Register total is at its lowest in five years.

The unemployment rate has continued to fall slightly, reaching 12.4%, official data has revealed.

A Siptu economist has said it is unclear how much the fall in the unemployment rate announced today is due to new jobs, training or emigration.

There are 25,700 fewer people claiming benefits compared with Nov 2012, according to the latest Live Register figures.

The number of people signing on last month fell to just over 390,000.

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, says the drop in the numbers on the Live Register has prevented harsher cuts in her Department.

Jobs Minister Richard Bruton has insisted progress is being made in kickstarting the economy — despite being told his jobs plan may as well not exist.

The Government is aiming to create 2,500 jobs in a pilot scheme which will see employers being given cash payments of up to €10,000 for each worker they hire from the Live Register.

The number of dole claimants fell to its lowest level since Aug 2009 last month, but economists still believe it will be a “number of years” before the unemployment rate returns to single digits.

The number of people on the Live Register remains unchanged for May, according to new figures released by the Central Statistics Office.

Employers may be asked to pay social welfare payments for trainees working in their firm under a Government- backed scheme which is placing two in every three interns in jobs.

There has been another slight fall in the number of people on the Live Register.

The number of people claiming unemployment benefits fell last month, but the number of long-term claimants has increased over the same period last year.

Seasonally-adjusted figures have shown a small decrease in the number of people signing on the Live Register in December.

There were 1,500 less people signing on the Live Register on seasonally-adjusted basis in November 2012, official figures revealed today.

The record high unemployment rate of 14.8% held steady again last month - despite a slight drop in the number of people on the live register.

October saw a decrease of 1,000 in the number of people signing on the Live Register, on a seasonally adjusted basis, official figures have shown today.

There was a slight fall in the numbers signing on the Live Register last month, according to the Central Statistics Office.

The number of people on the Live Register fell by 2,000 but 44.2% of those out of work are long-term unemployed — sparking fresh criticism of the Government’s jobs initiative.

The number of people signing on the Live Register fell by 2,000 in the last month, official figures have revealed.

In the final part of our series on Munster unemployment, Donal Hickey finds that traditional industries have left Co Kerry and a fresh approach is needed

The number of people on the dole for more than a year is at an all-time high, it emerged yesterday.

There has been a fall in the number of people on the Live Register, but the jobless rate is unchanged at 14.8%.

The number of people claiming the dole increased by more than 19,000 between May and June.

A fast-track chef/restaurant training scheme aimed at taking 1,000 people off the Live Register is being proposed by the Restaurants Association of Ireland.

The number of women out of work for more than a year has soared by a fifth.

There has been another drop in the number of people signing on, according to the Central Statistics Office.

THERE were fresh calls yesterday for a budget focused on creating jobs after new seasonally adjusted figures showed 447,100 signing on the Live Register last month — an increase of 2,700 people.