Ennis Chamber says further investigation is needed into whether those signing off the live register are finding employment locally or further afield.
It comes as the latest CSO figures show the numbers claiming some form of unemployment benefit on this county have reached a 12 year low.
There’s now just over 4,200 people signing on in the county – the single biggest drop in the past month came in the Ennis area, where 195 people left the dole queues across September.
In North Clare there was a fall of 31, in East Clare numbers decreased by 56 and West Clare saw the smallest monthly drop of 15.
Vice President of Ennis Chamber, Alan Flynn of the Old Ground Hotel has been telling Clare FM’s Fiona Cahill that long term prospects in the town is important.
