The number of people signing on in the Midwest has fallen slightly in the past month.
The seasonally adjusted Live Register total decreased by 213 last month, a drop of just over 1% since October and a 15% reduction on the same period in 2017.
That brings the number of people in receipt of Jobseekers Benefit and Allowance payments in Clare, Limerick and Tipperary to 20,515.
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It’s roughly in line with national figures, which according to the CSO represent the lowest seasonally adjusted figure recorded since since May 2008.
