Live Register figures ease by 0.3% in May, CSO data shows

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the seasonally adjusted Live Register total fell by 0.3% to 173,200 people in May when compared to the previous month.

The CSO said the unadjusted Live Register total stood at 168,406 people, down 4.6% from the same month last year.

Of the 168,406 people on the unadjusted Live Register in May, 54.9% were male and 69.5% were Irish.

The 35-44 age group made up the largest number of those on the Live Register during the month at 39,501 people or 23.5% of the total.

There was a rise in the number of people on the Live Register in three counties in the 12 months to May – Meath, Laois and Kildare.

In May, there were 107,051 people on the Live Register for less than one year, which was 6,438 fewer people than the same time last year.