Jobs: the Live Register
People signing on for jobseeker payments or credits, by county, every month to Sep 2026. The Live Register is not an unemployment rate: it includes part-time and casual workers and excludes some jobseekers.
Questions, answered
Straight from the latest data. Tap an answer to dig in.
Is the Live Register falling?
No. +0.9%
161,555 people in Sep 2026, against 160,087 a year earlier.
See the trend →Where is the Live Register highest per head?
Louth
51.8 per 1,000 people; lowest in Meath (16.7).
All counties →Where is it falling fastest?
Monaghan
-10.9% in a year.
All counties →Ireland
By county
Per 1,000 people17 – 52
| County | On the register | Change (yoy) | Per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louth | 7,233 | +3.1% | 51.8 |
| Longford | 2,042 | +3.5% | 43.7 |
| Carlow | 2,603 | -1.7% | 42.0 |
| Waterford | 5,349 | +3.0% | 42.0 |
| Leitrim | 1,436 | -5.3% | 40.8 |
| Donegal | 6,785 | -6.9% | 40.6 |
| Wexford | 6,520 | -1.0% | 39.8 |
| Westmeath | 3,502 | -1.8% | 36.4 |
| Offaly | 2,937 | -1.7% | 35.3 |
| Mayo | 4,861 | -3.2% | 35.2 |
| Dublin | 48,940 | +5.4% | 33.6 |
| Laois | 3,032 | -0.2% | 33.0 |
| Limerick | 6,598 | -0.3% | 31.5 |
| Tipperary | 5,284 | -0.7% | 31.5 |
| Kerry | 4,870 | -7.2% | 31.1 |
| Sligo | 2,120 | -3.8% | 30.2 |
| Wicklow | 4,688 | +2.7% | 30.1 |
| Cavan | 2,448 | +1.4% | 30.0 |
| Kildare | 6,663 | +1.3% | 26.9 |
| Galway | 7,337 | -2.8% | 26.4 |
| Roscommon | 1,855 | -2.5% | 26.4 |
| Clare | 3,361 | -3.9% | 26.3 |
| Monaghan | 1,635 | -10.9% | 25.0 |
| Cork | 13,664 | +3.1% | 23.4 |
| Kilkenny | 2,100 | -1.8% | 20.2 |
| Meath | 3,692 | +0.2% | 16.7 |
Source: CSO LRM15, persons on the Live Register by county (CC BY 4.0). Per 1,000 people uses Census 2022 population of all ages.