Louth sees significant rise in number signing on Live Register
Louth sees both a monthly rise and an annual rise in number signing on Live Register according to latest CSO figures
Latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that there was both a monthly and annual rise in July, in the number of people signing on the Live Register.
Looking at Louth overall, 8,009 people signed on in the county, up by 439 people or 5.8%, on the 7,570 who signed on in the county in June. It is also up from 7,877 in July 2025.
In Dundalk, the number of people signing on in July rose by 104 on the 3,428 who signed on in the town in June. On an annual basis, it is up just one on the 3,531 who signed on in Dundalk in July 2025.
In Ardee, 841 people signed on in July, an increase of 83 people, or 11% on the 758 who signed on in June. It is also up by 72 on the 769 who signed on in the town in July of last year.
In Drogheda, 3,636 people signed on in July, up 252 on the 3,384 who signed on in June, and also up by 59 on the 3,577 who signed on in Drogheda in July 2025.
Nationally, the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for July 2026 was 174,500 people, up by 1,200 people from June 2026.
The unadjusted Live Register total stood at 191,880 people for July 2026, of which 52.2% were male and 73.4% were Irish. This was an increase of 6,253 people or 3.4% when compared with July 2025.
The 25-34 years age group made up the largest number of those on the Live Register in July 2026 at 47,045 people or 24.5% of the total.
The counties that recorded the largest percentage increases in the number of people on the Live Register in the 12 months to July 2026 were Wexford (+7.2%) and Longford (+6.2%), while the largest decreases were in Monaghan (-4.1%) and Clare (-4.0%).
There were 137,103 people on the Live Register for less than one year, which was 71.5% of the total number of people on the Live Register.