05/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/07/2024 09:09
The seasonally adjusted Live Register total for June 2024 was 171,500 people, down by 1,300 people or 0.8% from May 2024.
The unadjusted Live Register total stood at 174,909 people for June 2024.
Of the 174,909 people on the unadjusted Live Register in June 2024, 53.3% were male and 70.5% were Irish.
The 35-44 age group made up the largest number of those on the Live Register in June 2024 at 40,692 people or 23.3% of the total.
Meath was the only county that recorded an increase in the number of people on the Live Register in the 12 months to June 2024 - (+4.5%).
In June 2024 there were 112,803 people on the Live Register for less than one year, which was 5,970 fewer people (-5.0%) than June 2023.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (05 July 2024) issued results from the Live Register for June 2024.
Commenting on today's publication, Conor Delves, Statistician in the Labour Market Analysis Section, said:
"The unadjusted Live Register total for June 2024 was 174,909. When seasonal effects are considered, the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for June 2024 was 171,500 or 1,300 fewer people than May 2024.
There were 18,529 people benefitting from the EU's Temporary Protection Directive included in the Live Register figures for June 2024, a decrease of 586 people from May 2024.
Meath was the only county that recorded an increase in the number of people on the Live Register in the 12 months to June 2024 - (+4.5%)- (See PxStat Table LRM15).
The number of people on the Live Register for one year or more in June 2024 was 62,106, which was 3,668 fewer people (-5.6%) than a year earlier. There were 112,803 people on the Live Register for less than one year, which represents just under two-thirds of the total number on the Live Register."
People arriving in Ireland from Ukraine under the EU's Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) can access a wide range of Department of Social Protection (DSP) supports. The majority of new applications for income support from people of working age are being processed as Jobseeker's Allowance (JA) claims until the most appropriate income support for that person is identified. This facilitates access to existing part-time work supports where appropriate. If a person is on JA for 20* claim paid days or more, they are counted on the Live Register.
*Before October 2022, persons availing of TPD were included in the Live Register when they had been in receipt of JA for 50 days or more.
Data in this release are subject to revision based on updates to the seasonally adjusted series whenever new monthly data are added, such revisions are typically very minor in scale. It should be noted that larger revisions can occur when the comprehensive annual review of the seasonal adjustment model is carried out in January of each year. See background notes for further details.
Total Persons on the Live Register - Unadjusted and Seasonally Adjusted | ||
Live Register Total | Seasonally Adjusted | |
June 2023 | 184,547 | 181,400 |
May 2024 | 168,406 | 172,800 |
June 2024 | 174,909 | 171,500 |
Change in month | - | -1,300 |
Change in year | -9,638 | - |
© Central Statistics Office, Ireland
https://data.cso.ie/table/LRM02
Table 1 Total persons on the Live Register - Unadjusted and Seasonally Adjusted | ||||||||
Unadjusted Series | Seasonally Adjusted Series¹ | |||||||
Month | Males | Females | All Persons | Males | Females | All Persons | ||
2022 | June | 97,228 | 89,591 | 186,819 | 97,100 | 87,100 | 184,200 | |
July | 98,700 | 98,000 | 196,700 | 96,600 | 86,300 | 182,800 | ||
August | 99,036 | 98,089 | 197,125 | 96,900 | 87,800 | 184,800 | ||
September | 95,177 | 83,878 | 179,055 | 96,300 | 87,600 | 183,900 | ||
October | 95,732 | 83,823 | 179,555 | 97,800 | 87,600 | 185,500 | ||
November | 96,632 | 84,252 | 180,884 | 98,600 | 88,000 | 186,600 | ||
December | 98,710 | 85,932 | 184,642 | 98,800 | 87,900 | 186,600 | ||
2023 | January | 99,207 | 84,973 | 184,180 | 97,800 | 86,700 | 184,600 | |
February | 98,084 | 84,792 | 182,876 | 97,000 | 86,500 | 183,400 | ||
March | 96,761 | 82,542 | 179,303 | 96,400 | 85,500 | 181,900 | ||
April | 95,749 | 82,831 | 178,580 | 96,300 | 84,700 | 180,900 | ||
May | 94,869 | 81,747 | 176,616 | 96,300 | 85,300 | 181,600 | ||
June | 96,228 | 88,319 | 184,547 | 96,200 | 85,200 | 181,400 | ||
July | 98,781 | 96,005 | 194,786 | 96,600 | 84,100 | 180,700 | ||
August | 97,613 | 88,504 | 186,117 | 95,700 | 78,400 | 174,100 | ||
September | 94,176 | 79,726 | 173,902 | 95,400 | 82,900 | 178,300 | ||
October | 92,726 | 76,985 | 169,711 | 94,800 | 81,500 | 176,400 | ||
November | 92,726 | 76,720 | 169,446 | 94,600 | 80,900 | 175,500 | ||
December | 94,670 | 78,333 | 173,003 | 94,700 | 80,700 | 175,300 | ||
2024 | January | 97,458 | 79,806 | 177,264 | 95,900 | 81,200 | 177,000 | |
February | 95,643 | 78,339 | 173,982 | 94,500 | 80,300 | 174,800 | ||
March | 94,711 | 78,685 | 173,396 | 94,200 | 80,000 | 174,200 | ||
April | 92,963 | 76,534 | 169,497 | 93,900 | 79,600 | 173,500 | ||
May | 92,479 | 75,927 | 168,406 | 93,700 | 79,000 | 172,800 | ||
June | 93,165 | 81,744 | 174,909 | 93,100 | 78,400 | 171,500 | ||
¹ Table contains revised figures |
The number of Jobseekers Benefit claims increased by 5.6% (+2,300) in June 2024 compared with 12 months earlier.
Table 2 Total Persons on the Live Register classified by Age and Sex | |||||||
Category | June 2023 | May 2024 | June 2024 | Monthly change | Annual change | Under 25 years | 25 years & over |
Males | |||||||
JB Claims | 19,487 | 20,283 | 21,065 | +782 | +1,578 | 1,960 | 19,105 |
JA Applications | 72,284 | 68,762 | 68,702 | -60 | -3,582 | 9,086 | 59,616 |
Other Registrants | 4,457 | 3,434 | 3,398 | -36 | -1,059 | 18 | 3,380 |
Total | 96,228 | 92,479 | 93,165 | +686 | -3,063 | 11,064 | 82,101 |
Females | |||||||
JB Claims | 21,703 | 17,754 | 22,425 | +4,671 | +722 | 2,066 | 20,359 |
JA Applications | 55,430 | 49,783 | 50,862 | +1,079 | -4,568 | 7,198 | 43,664 |
Other Registrants | 11,186 | 8,390 | 8,457 | 67.0 | -2,729 | 9 | 8,448 |
Total | 88,319 | 75,927 | 81,744 | +5,817 | -6,575 | 9,273 | 72,471 |
All Persons | |||||||
JB Claims | 41,190 | 38,037 | 43,490 | +5,453 | +2,300 | 4,026 | 39,464 |
JA Applications | 127,714 | 118,545 | 119,564 | +1,019 | -8,150 | 16,284 | 103,280 |
Other Registrants | 15,643 | 11,824 | 11,855 | +31 | -3,788 | 27 | 11,828 |
Total | 184,547 | 168,406 | 174,909 | +6,503 | -9,638 | 20,337 | 154,572 |
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https://data.cso.ie/table/LRM18
Table 3 Persons on the Live Register classified by duration of continuous registration | |||||||
Duration | June 2023 | May 2024 | June 2024 | Monthly change | Annual change | Under 25 years | 25 years & over |
Males | |||||||
Less than one year | 60,136 | 57,648 | 58,364 | +716 | -1,772 | 8,645 | 49,719 |
One year or more | 36,092 | 34,831 | 34,801 | -30 | -1,291 | 2,419 | 32,382 |
Total | 96,228 | 92,479 | 93,165 | +686 | -3,063 | 11,064 | 82,101 |
Females | |||||||
Less than one year | 58,637 | 49,403 | 54,439 | 5,036 | -4,198 | 7,462 | 46,977 |
One year or more | 29,682 | 26,524 | 27,305 | +781 | -2,377 | 1,811 | 25,494 |
Total | 88,319 | 75,927 | 81,744 | +5,817 | -6,575 | 9,273 | 72,471 |
All Persons | |||||||
Less than one year | 118,773 | 107,051 | 112,803 | +5,752 | -5,970 | 16,107 | 96,696 |
One year or more | 65,774 | 61,355 | 62,106 | +751 | -3,668 | 4,230 | 57,876 |
Total | 184,547 | 168,406 | 174,909 | +6,503 | -9,638 | 20,337 | 154,572 |
Table 4 Summary of flows on and off the Live Register1 | |||||||||||||||
Males | Females | All Claimants | |||||||||||||
Live Register | Joined Live Register | Stayed on Live Register | Left Live Register | Live Register | Joined Live Register | Stayed on Live Register | Left Live Register | Live Register | Joined Live Register | Stayed on Live Register | Left Live Register | ||||
JB Claims | |||||||||||||||
2023 | June | 19,487 | 5,857 | 13,630 | 4,051 | 21,703 | 9,032 | 12,671 | 3,396 | 41,190 | 14,889 | 26,301 | 7,447 | ||
July | 21,555 | 6,041 | 15,514 | 3,345 | 27,748 | 9,617 | 18,131 | 2,988 | 49,303 | 15,658 | 33,645 | 6,333 | |||
August | 20,862 | 5,531 | 15,331 | 5,424 | 21,736 | 5,287 | 16,449 | 10,715 | 42,598 | 10,818 | 31,780 | 16,139 | |||
September | 19,741 | 4,492 | 15,249 | 4,995 | 17,663 | 3,947 | 13,716 | 7,536 | 37,404 | 8,439 | 28,966 | 12,531 | |||
October | 19,668 | 4,759 | 14,909 | 4,138 | 17,092 | 3,815 | 13,277 | 3,918 | 36,760 | 8,574 | 28,186 | 8,056 | |||
November | 19,958 | 5,445 | 14,513 | 4,416 | 17,285 | 4,526 | 12,759 | 3,812 | 37,243 | 9,971 | 27,272 | 8,228 | |||
December | 21,319 | 4,761 | 16,558 | 2,708 | 18,421 | 3,958 | 14,463 | 2,366 | 39,740 | 8,719 | 31,021 | 5,074 | |||
2024 | January | 22,620 | 5,562 | 17,058 | 3,669 | 19,291 | 4,932 | 14,359 | 3,637 | 41,911 | 10,494 | 31,417 | 7,306 | ||
February | 21,457 | 5,170 | 16,287 | 5,480 | 18,345 | 4,154 | 14,191 | 4,521 | 39,802 | 9,324 | 30,478 | 10,001 | |||
March | 21,211 | 4,277 | 16,934 | 3,902 | 19,256 | 4,749 | 14,507 | 3,433 | 40,467 | 9,026 | 31,441 | 7,335 | |||
April | 20,585 | 4,510 | 16,075 | 4,426 | 18,080 | 4,050 | 14,030 | 4,728 | 38,665 | 8,560 | 30,105 | 9,154 | |||
May | 20,283 | 5,172 | 15,111 | 4,763 | 17,754 | 4,366 | 13,388 | 4,199 | 38,037 | 9,538 | 28,499 | 8,962 | |||
June | 21,065 | 5,086 | 15,979 | 3,723 | 22,425 | 8,162 | 14,263 | 3,015 | 43,490 | 13,248 | 30,242 | 6,738 | |||
JA Applications | |||||||||||||||
2023 | June | 72,284 | 5,745 | 66,539 | 6,077 | 55,430 | 5,678 | 49,752 | 5,050 | 127,714 | 11,423 | 116,291 | 11,127 | ||
July | 72,773 | 4,798 | 67,975 | 4,918 | 56,830 | 5,126 | 51,704 | 4,195 | 129,603 | 9,924 | 119,679 | 9,113 | |||
August | 72,415 | 5,224 | 67,191 | 6,352 | 55,711 | 4,542 | 51,169 | 6,140 | 128,126 | 9,766 | 118,360 | 12,492 | |||
September | 70,613 | 4,688 | 65,925 | 7,095 | 52,503 | 3,662 | 48,841 | 7,571 | 123,116 | 8,350 | 114,766 | 14,666 | |||
October | 69,564 | 4,777 | 64,787 | 6,481 | 51,107 | 3,789 | 47,318 | 5,816 | 120,671 | 8,566 | 112,105 | 12,297 | |||
November | 69,247 | 5,419 | 63,828 | 6,415 | 50,683 | 4,336 | 46,347 | 5,212 | 119,930 | 9,755 | 110,175 | 11,627 | |||
December | 69,824 | 12,289 | 57,535 | 12,372 | 51,165 | 17,497 | 33,668 | 17,417 | 120,989 | 29,786 | 91,203 | 29,789 | |||
2024 | January | 71,335 | 4,986 | 66,349 | 4,054 | 51,855 | 3,807 | 48,048 | 3,492 | 123,190 | 8,793 | 114,397 | 7,546 | ||
February | 70,705 | 4,985 | 65,720 | 6,393 | 51,373 | 3,995 | 47,378 | 4,944 | 122,078 | 8,980 | 113,098 | 11,337 | |||
March | 70,033 | 3,990 | 66,043 | 5,242 | 50,839 | 3,169 | 47,670 | 4,019 | 120,872 | 7,159 | 113,713 | 9,261 | |||
April | 68,926 | 3,615 | 65,311 | 5,376 | 49,966 | 2,936 | 47,030 | 4,206 | 118,892 | 6,551 | 112,341 | 9,582 | |||
May | 68,762 | 5,498 | 63,264 | 6,309 | 49,783 | 4,503 | 45,280 | 5,080 | 118,545 | 10,001 | 108,544 | 11,389 | |||
June | 68,702 | 4,741 | 63,961 | 5,343 | 50,862 | 4,783 | 46,079 | 4,085 | 119,564 | 9,524 | 110,040 | 9,428 | |||
Other Registrants | |||||||||||||||
2023 | June | 4,457 | 69 | 4,388 | 192 | 11,186 | 261 | 10,925 | 328 | 15,643 | 330 | 15,313 | 520 | ||
July | 4,453 | 111 | 4,342 | 135 | 11,427 | 383 | 11,044 | 256 | 15,880 | 494 | 15,386 | 391 | |||
August | 4,336 | 97 | 4,239 | 242 | 11,057 | 195 | 10,862 | 672 | 15,393 | 292 | 15,101 | 914 | |||
September | 3,822 | 92 | 3,730 | 628 | 9,560 | 161 | 9,399 | 1,710 | 13,382 | 253 | 13,129 | 2,338 | |||
October | 3,494 | 101 | 3,393 | 481 | 8,786 | 228 | 8,558 | 1,074 | 12,280 | 329 | 11,951 | 1,555 | |||
November | 3,521 | 135 | 3,386 | 166 | 8,752 | 209 | 8,543 | 314 | 12,273 | 344 | 11,929 | 480 | |||
December | 3,527 | 107 | 3,420 | 133 | 8,747 | 197 | 8,550 | 256 | 12,274 | 304 | 11,970 | 389 | |||
2024 | January | 3,503 | 106 | 3,397 | 142 | 8,660 | 135 | 8,525 | 273 | 12,163 | 241 | 11,922 | 415 | ||
February | 3,481 | 81 | 3,400 | 175 | 8,621 | 179 | 8,442 | 333 | 12,102 | 260 | 11,842 | 508 | |||
March | 3,467 | 82 | 3,385 | 139 | 8,590 | 175 | 8,415 | 293 | 12,057 | 257 | 11,800 | 432 | |||
April | 3,452 | 74 | 3,378 | 146 | 8,488 | 140 | 8,348 | 342 | 11,940 | 214 | 11,726 | 488 | |||
May | 3,434 | 88 | 3,346 | 170 | 8,390 | 139 | 8,251 | 336 | 11,824 | 227 | 11,597 | 506 | |||
June | 3,398 | 71 | 3,327 | 144 | 8,457 | 281 | 8,176 | 311 | 11,855 | 352 | 11,503 | 455 | |||
All Schemes | |||||||||||||||
2023 | June | 96,228 | 11,671 | 84,557 | 10,320 | 88,319 | 14,971 | 73,348 | 8,774 | 184,547 | 26,642 | 157,905 | 19,094 | ||
July | 98,781 | 10,950 | 87,831 | 8,398 | 96,005 | 15,126 | 80,879 | 7,439 | 194,786 | 26,076 | 168,710 | 15,837 | |||
August | 97,613 | 10,852 | 86,761 | 12,018 | 88,504 | 10,024 | 78,480 | 17,527 | 186,117 | 20,876 | 165,241 | 29,545 | |||
September | 94,176 | 9,272 | 84,904 | 12,718 | 79,726 | 7,769 | 71,957 | 16,817 | 173,902 | 17,041 | 156,861 | 29,535 | |||
October | 92,726 | 9,637 | 83,089 | 11,100 | 76,985 | 7,832 | 69,153 | 10,808 | 169,711 | 17,469 | 152,242 | 21,908 | |||
November | 92,726 | 10,999 | 81,727 | 10,997 | 76,720 | 9,071 | 67,649 | 9,338 | 169,446 | 20,070 | 149,376 | 20,335 | |||
December | 94,670 | 17,157 | 77,513 | 15,213 | 78,333 | 21,652 | 56,681 | 20,039 | 173,003 | 38,809 | 134,194 | 35,252 | |||
2024 | January | 97,458 | 10,654 | 86,804 | 7,865 | 79,806 | 8,874 | 70,932 | 7,402 | 177,264 | 19,528 | 157,736 | 15,267 | ||
February | 95,643 | 10,236 | 85,407 | 12,048 | 78,339 | 8,328 | 70,011 | 9,798 | 173,982 | 18,564 | 155,418 | 21,846 | |||
March | 94,711 | 8,349 | 86,362 | 9,283 | 78,685 | 8,093 | 70,592 | 7,745 | 173,396 | 16,442 | 156,954 | 17,028 | |||
April | 92,963 | 8,199 | 84,764 | 9,948 | 76,534 | 7,126 | 69,408 | 9,276 | 169,497 | 15,325 | 154,172 | 19,224 | |||
May | 92,479 | 10,758 | 81,721 | 11,242 | 75,927 | 9,008 | 66,919 | 9,615 | 168,406 | 19,766 | 148,640 | 20,857 | |||
June | 93,165 | 9,898 | 83,267 | 9,210 | 81,744 | 13,226 | 68,518 | 7,411 | 174,909 | 23,124 | 151,785 | 16,621 | |||
1 Flow analysis: inflows and outflows published in this table do not take account of inter-scheme activity within the Live Register. For example, if a claimant exhausts his/her entitlement to JB and opens a new JA claim this is counted as an outflow in JB and an inflow in JA. |
Table 5 Casual and part-time workers on the Live Register | |||||||||
Males | Monthly change | Females | Monthly change | All Persons | Monthly change | ||||
2022 | June | 11,121 | -21 | 14,160 | +438 | 25,281 | +417 | ||
July | 11,167 | +46 | 14,516 | +356 | 25,683 | +402 | |||
August | 11,114 | -53 | 14,597 | +81 | 25,711 | +28 | |||
September | 10,930 | -184 | 14,516 | -81 | 25,446 | -265 | |||
October | 10,973 | +43 | 14,824 | +308 | 25,797 | +351 | |||
November | 11,132 | +159 | 14,957 | +133 | 26,089 | +292 | |||
December | 11,403 | +271 | 15,260 | +303 | 26,663 | +574 | |||
2023 | January | 11,286 | -117 | 14,939 | -321 | 26,225 | -438 | ||
February | 11,405 | +119 | 14,978 | +39 | 26,383 | +158 | |||
March | 11,435 | +30 | 14,990 | +12 | 26,425 | +42 | |||
April | 11,410 | -25 | 14,919 | -71 | 26,329 | -96 | |||
May | 11,387 | -23 | 14,831 | -88 | 26,218 | -111 | |||
June | 11,392 | +05 | 14,795 | -36 | 26,187 | -31 | |||
July | 11,245 | -147 | 14,715 | -80 | 25,960 | -227 | |||
August | 11,028 | -217 | 14,376 | -339 | 25,404 | -556 | |||
September | 10,784 | -244 | 13,994 | -382 | 24,778 | -626 | |||
October | 10,889 | +105 | 14,031 | +37 | 24,920 | +142 | |||
November | 11,084 | +195 | 14,344 | +313 | 25,428 | +508 | |||
December | 11,196 | +112 | 14,545 | +201 | 25,741 | +313 | |||
2024 | January | 10,946 | -250 | 14,271 | -274 | 25,217 | -524 | ||
February | 11,031 | +85 | 14,446 | +175 | 25,477 | +260 | |||
March | 10,954 | -77 | 14,469 | +23 | 25,423 | -54 | |||
April | 10,768 | -186 | 14,399 | -70 | 25,167 | -256 | |||
May | 10,534 | -234 | 14,115 | -284 | 24,649 | -518 | |||
June | 10,412 | -122 | 14,020 | -95 | 24,432 | -217 |
Table 6 Persons on the Live Register classified by Nationality Grouping | |||||||||
Nationality Grouping | |||||||||
Non-Irish nationals | |||||||||
United Kingdom | EU14_2020 excl. IRL 1 | EU15-EU27_2020 1 | Other | Non-Irish nationals | Irish nationals | All Persons | |||
2022 | June | 6,638 | 2,705 | 18,066 | 15,475 | 42,884 | 143,935 | 186,819 | |
July | 6,786 | 2,776 | 17,961 | 18,343 | 45,866 | 150,834 | 196,700 | ||
August | 6,722 | 2,723 | 17,376 | 20,255 | 47,076 | 150,049 | 197,125 | ||
September | 6,155 | 2,453 | 16,131 | 21,410 | 46,149 | 132,906 | 179,055 | ||
October | 5,995 | 2,420 | 15,938 | 25,268 | 49,621 | 129,934 | 179,555 | ||
November | 5,944 | 2,515 | 16,033 | 27,174 | 51,666 | 129,218 | 180,884 | ||
December | 6,037 | 2,563 | 16,325 | 29,562 | 54,487 | 130,155 | 184,642 | ||
2023 | January | 6,002 | 2,611 | 16,360 | 30,233 | 55,206 | 128,974 | 184,180 | |
February | 5,952 | 2,624 | 16,149 | 30,589 | 55,314 | 127,562 | 182,876 | ||
March | 5,788 | 2,565 | 15,691 | 30,918 | 54,962 | 124,341 | 179,303 | ||
April | 5,752 | 2,600 | 15,533 | 30,700 | 54,585 | 123,995 | 178,580 | ||
May | 5,677 | 2,641 | 15,141 | 30,699 | 54,158 | 122,458 | 176,616 | ||
June | 5,892 | 2,781 | 15,213 | 31,338 | 55,224 | 129,323 | 184,547 | ||
July | 6,132 | 2,912 | 15,605 | 32,106 | 56,755 | 138,031 | 194,786 | ||
August | 5,823 | 2,869 | 15,029 | 32,191 | 55,912 | 130,205 | 186,117 | ||
September | 5,455 | 2,667 | 14,447 | 30,798 | 53,367 | 120,535 | 173,902 | ||
October | 5,401 | 2,608 | 14,240 | 30,283 | 52,532 | 117,179 | 169,711 | ||
November | 5,390 | 2,621 | 14,435 | 30,324 | 52,770 | 116,676 | 169,446 | ||
December | 5,430 | 2,779 | 14,858 | 30,990 | 54,057 | 118,946 | 173,003 | ||
2024 | January | 5,522 | 3,018 | 15,479 | 31,542 | 55,561 | 121,703 | 177,264 | |
February | 5,434 | 2,977 | 15,189 | 31,154 | 54,754 | 119,228 | 173,982 | ||
March | 5,415 | 2,951 | 14,975 | 30,541 | 53,882 | 119,514 | 173,396 | ||
April | 5,324 | 2,936 | 14,761 | 29,494 | 52,515 | 116,982 | 169,497 | ||
May | 5,275 | 2,891 | 14,466 | 28,704 | 51,336 | 117,070 | 168,406 | ||
June | 5,472 | 2,996 | 14,565 | 28,527 | 51,560 | 123,349 | 174,909 | ||
1 In light of the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union with effect from 1 February 2020, the EU classification has been updated. | |||||||||
EU14_2020 excl. IRL before February 2020 was formally classified as EU15 excl. IRL & UK. | |||||||||
EU15-EU27_2020 before February 2020 was formally classified as EU15 to EU28 States. |
Data up to the end of May 2024 on the number of persons availing of a range of programmes targeted primarily at the long-term unemployed (over 12 months) and other welfare recipients is provided in the Annex Table A1 - Number of persons availing of Activation Programmes table.
Persons on activation programmes are not counted as part of the monthly Live Register.
Annex Table A1 - Number of Persons availing of Activation Programmes5 | |||
May 2023 | April 2024 | May 2024 | |
Back to Work Schemes | |||
Back to Work Enterprise allowance scheme -self employed strand | 2,247 | 1,942 | 1,922 |
Short-term Enterprise Allowance1 | 211 | 236 | 246 |
Total Back to Work payments | 2,458 | 2,178 | 2,168 |
Other Activation Programmes | |||
DSP Part-time Job Incentive | 113 | 78 | 76 |
TÚS - Community Work Placement Initiative (2011) | 4,394 | 4,316 | 4,387 |
Work Placement Experience Programme2 | 672 | 1,070 | 1,097 |
Total Other Activation Programmes | 5,179 | 5,464 | 5,560 |
Community Employment Schemes (excluding Supervisors) | 18,649 | 19,122 | 19,131 |
SOLAS (FÁS) Full Time Training for Unemployed People | 5,432 | 6,590 | 5,609 |
Back to Education Courses | |||
Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS)3 | 1,593 | 1,794 | 1,422 |
Back to Education Allowance (BTEA)4 | 1,403 | 3,032 | 1,095 |
Total Back to Education Courses | 2,996 | 4,826 | 2,517 |
Total Activation Programmes | 34,714 | 38,180 | 34,985 |
1 This scheme was introduced from 1st May 2009. It provides immediate support for someone in receipt of Jobseekers Benefit who wants to start a business. | |||
2 This scheme was introduced in July 2021. The Work Placement Experience Programme (WPEP) is a 6-month, 30 hour per week voluntary work experience programme. | |||
3 Starting from January 2019, VTOS figures for 2018 and 2019 are being supplied directly from the new SOLAS computer system PLSS. VTOS figures were estimated at 5,000 per month to December 2017. | |||
4 BTEA figures include all schemes but participants from JA & JB are not entitled to BTEA during the summer holidays. In 2020 and 2021 some BTEA recipients were paid for the summer period. | |||
5 Figures related to May 2022 onwards are recorded on a slightly different basis, in respect of the record date, and the exclusion of suspended payments. |
Annex Table A2 - Live Register total classified by Recipient and Non-Recipient | ||||
Recipients | Non-Recipients | Total | ||
2022 | June | 166,062 | 20,757 | 186,819 |
July | 175,929 | 20,771 | 196,700 | |
August | 179,348 | 17,777 | 197,125 | |
September | 161,369 | 17,686 | 179,055 | |
October | 163,396 | 16,159 | 179,555 | |
November | 163,977 | 16,907 | 180,884 | |
December | 169,774 | 14,868 | 184,642 | |
2023 | January | 168,099 | 16,081 | 184,180 |
February | 167,600 | 15,276 | 182,876 | |
March | 164,507 | 14,796 | 179,303 | |
April | 162,515 | 16,065 | 178,580 | |
May | 159,489 | 17,127 | 176,616 | |
June | 164,932 | 19,615 | 184,547 | |
July | 163,712 | 31,074 | 194,786 | |
August | 158,967 | 27,150 | 186,117 | |
September | 150,225 | 23,677 | 173,902 | |
October | 148,983 | 20,728 | 169,711 | |
November | 149,173 | 20,273 | 169,446 | |
December | 159,026 | 13,977 | 173,003 | |
2024 | January | 160,690 | 16,574 | 177,264 |
February | 152,005 | 21,977 | 173,982 | |
March | 152,507 | 20,889 | 173,396 | |
April | 150,802 | 18,695 | 169,497 | |
May | 146,559 | 21,847 | 168,406 | |
June | 151,948 | 22,961 | 174,909 |
Table A3 Total persons benefitting from the Temporary Protection Directive (Ukraine) | ||||
Category | March 2024 | April 2024 | May 2024 | June 2024 |
Males | ||||
Under 25 years | 1,014 | 975 | 934 | 928 |
25 years & over | 6,783 | 6,455 | 6,069 | 5,812 |
Total | 7,797 | 7,430 | 7,003 | 6,740 |
Females | ||||
Under 25 years | 1,092 | 1,022 | 951 | 946 |
25 years & over | 12,348 | 11,812 | 11,161 | 10,843 |
Total | 13,440 | 12,834 | 12,112 | 11,789 |
All Persons | ||||
Under 25 years | 2,106 | 1,997 | 1,885 | 1,874 |
25 years & over | 19,131 | 18,267 | 17,230 | 16,655 |
Total | 21,237 | 20,264 | 19,115 | 18,529 |
Detailed tables relating to the monthly estimates of the number of persons on Live Register classified by NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions are included in the CSO Main Data Dissemination Service LRM17 on PxStat.
Table LRM13 on PxStat includes the Live Register occupational data which is sourced from information collected by the DSP on the most recent occupation of claimants when they sign on the Live Register.