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04/11/2010
Lay-Offs Fall As Live Register 'Shrinks'
The number of lay-offs for staff in the Irish Republic fell by two-fifths in October and in other good news, the number of people signing on the Live Register also fell again in October, the first time since 2007 that the figure has dropped for two months in a row.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) said the seasonally adjusted figure dropped by 6,600 from September to stand at 443,000. Men accounted for 5,100 of this fall.
This is a double fillip for the Government, especially as the reduction in lay-offs is the biggest drop so far this year.
The Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment said it was told of 3,910 lay-offs in October, down by more than 40% from the figure from the same month last year.
The CSO said the unemployment rate fell back to 13.6% from 13.7% in September.
The Live Register includes some part-time, seasonal and casual workers. It is not designed to measure unemployment, though it is regarded as the most up-to-date indicator of the state of the jobs market.
The CSO also said that there were 49,827 new claimants on the Live Register in October, up from almost 40,000 in September. This figure is not the same as the monthly change in the Live Register, which is affected by people closing claims and moving between different schemes.
The number of people signing on for more than a year fell marginally in October, though long-term claimants still make up a third of the total number of people on the Live Register.
(BMcC/KMcA)
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) said the seasonally adjusted figure dropped by 6,600 from September to stand at 443,000. Men accounted for 5,100 of this fall.
This is a double fillip for the Government, especially as the reduction in lay-offs is the biggest drop so far this year.
The Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment said it was told of 3,910 lay-offs in October, down by more than 40% from the figure from the same month last year.
The CSO said the unemployment rate fell back to 13.6% from 13.7% in September.
The Live Register includes some part-time, seasonal and casual workers. It is not designed to measure unemployment, though it is regarded as the most up-to-date indicator of the state of the jobs market.
The CSO also said that there were 49,827 new claimants on the Live Register in October, up from almost 40,000 in September. This figure is not the same as the monthly change in the Live Register, which is affected by people closing claims and moving between different schemes.
The number of people signing on for more than a year fell marginally in October, though long-term claimants still make up a third of the total number of people on the Live Register.
(BMcC/KMcA)
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