The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table.
It should be noted that the county level statistics indicate the number of people signing-on for payment at an office located in the county indicated. As the catchment area of many local offices cross county borders this data is not equivalent to the number of people residing in each county who are signing-on.
Recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Jobseekers Benefit in County Sligo at the end of February in each of the years 2013 to 2017
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2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance
|
3,669
|
3,734
|
3,467
|
3,268
|
2,973
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
1,000
|
797
|
669
|
647
|
587
|
Recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Jobseekers Benefit in County Leitrim at the end of February in each of the years 2013 to 2017
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2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance
|
2,435
|
2,301
|
2,196
|
2,038
|
1,804
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
653
|
454
|
455
|
406
|
361
|