There was a slight uptick in the number of people claiming unemployment benefit in Clare in October.
It follows a month where Clare recorded its lowest figure for unemployment on record.
New CSO data shows 3,473 people were recorded as unemployed in Clare last month.
It’s the lowest figure recorded for the month of October in 24 years and a 3% increase on the September figure, the lowest ever recorded in Clare.
Meanwhile, compared to a decade ago, its a 44% fall in the level of unemployment in the county.
Ennis once again saw the longest dole queues in Clare, with 1,869 people signing on in the county town.
Looking at the rest of the county, 592 people were signing on at the Kilrush office, 581 people were claiming jobseekers in Ennistymon and 431 people were in the dole queue in Tulla.
Of the total amount of people signing on in Clare, 1,779 were men with 1,694 women unemployed.
The vast majority, or 3,065, of those claiming jobseekers benefit were aged 25 or older, with the remaining 408 aged under 25.
