Record set as 427,000 on Live Register last month

THERE are fresh fears that the worst of the economic recession may not be over as figures show the number of people on the Live Register reached its highest-ever level in December.

Data from the Central Statistics Office show that the seasonally adjusted Live Register rose by 3,300 last month to reach 426,700.

The unadjusted December figure, which does not take seasonal factors into account, was up by 10,090.