Live Register Jumps 5%: Jobseekers' Benefits Claimants Rise

0:00From across Europe, powered by AI, this is Europe News Today. I'm Corey with the story. The live register saw 5% jump in March, hitting just over 168,000 people claiming job seekers benefits. That's 8,206 more than last year, straight from the Central Statistics Office numbers. Breaking it down by folks on the register, 56.3% were male, with a 25-34 age group making up nearly. 24%, the biggest slice. Over 70% are Irish nationals, 11% from other EU spots, 3% UK, and under 15% listed as other. Dublin led the pack with a 10.3% rise, year on year, killed their up 7%, while Monahan bucked the trend, dropping 4.7%. These shifts highlight how job hunts vary across the map. Digging into durations, 115,119 claimants, 68.5% have been on it less than a year.

1:04But that's climbed 10.8% from March last year. With unemployment lines stretching in spots, I stay glued on these trends as the economy feels the pool.