Dundalk sees more men than women leave Live Register over past year

In Dundalk in March 2019 there were 306 fewer men signing on the Live Register than March 2018, compared to 134 fewer women, according to Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures released today.

In total 440 fewer people signed on the Live Register in March 2018 than did in March 2017, this represents a fall of 10.9%.

While the annual decrease in Dundalk's Live Register figures seems consistent with previous months, i.e. in the past five months for example, Dundalk has seen a total annual decrease each month of roughly around 10.7%; the gender breakdown of the total seems to consistently show more men than women signing off the Live Register.

In March 2019, 306 fewer men signed on than in March 2018, representing a decrease of 12.9%. 134 fewer women were signing on in the same period, representing a decrease of 8.1%

In February, there was an annual decrease of 10% in the number of males signing on in Dundalk, with a decrease of 7.6% in the number of women signing on.

January 2019 saw an annual decrease of 11.3% in the number of males signing on, and an annual decrease of 10% in the number of females.

December 2018 saw an annual decrease of 11.6% in males and 9.8% in females signing on.

November 2018 was the last month when there was a difference of less than 1% between males and females, with a decrease of 11% in males and 10.4% in females.

Elsewhere in Louth, the biggest annual decrease in the number signing on the Live Register was seen in Drogheda, with a fall of 16.3%.

Ardee has also seen a sizeable annual decrease of 14%.

In the State overall, there was a drop of 39,959 in the number signing on since March 2018, representing an annual decrease of 17.2%.