Live Register increased by 1,200 people in July, figures show

The seasonally adjusted Live Register has increased by 1,200 people to 174,500 people in July, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

The Live Register is a monthly series of numbers consisting of people registering for things like Jobseekers Allowances, Jobseekers Benefit or other statutory entitlements of Social Protection.

The unadjusted Live Register for July was 191,880, increasing by 6,253 people when compared with July 2025. When it came to the make up of those numbers, the CSO say that 52.2% were male and 73.4% were Irish.

In terms of ages, the 25-34 years age group made up the largest number of people on the Live Register in July 2026, 24.5% of the total number.

The counties that recorded the largest increases were Wexford (+7.2%) and Longford (+6.2%). The largest decreases were in Monaghan (-4.1%) and Clare (-4.0%).

Conor Delves, Statistician in the Labour Market Analysis Section, said: “The unadjusted Live Register total for July 2026 was 191,880. The seasonally adjusted Live Register total for July 2026 was 174,500, or 1,200 more people than June 2026.

“There were 11,488 people benefitting from the EU's Temporary Protection Directive included in the Live Register figures for July 2026, which was 260 fewer people than June 2026.

“The counties that recorded the largest percentage decreases in numbers on the Live Register in the 12 months to July 2026 were Monaghan, down 90 people (-4.1%) and Clare, down 162 people (-4.0%). The counties that recorded the largest percentage increases were Wexford, up 530 people (+7.2%), and Longford, up 134 people (+6.2%).

“The number of people on the Live Register for one year or more in July 2026 was 54,777, which was 1,503 fewer people (-2.7%) than in July 2025. In July 2026, there were 137,103 people on the Live Register for less than one year, which was 7,756 more people (+6.0%) than in July 2025.”