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Unemployment across Galway up for third month in a row

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Galway Bay fm newsroom – Unemployment across Galway is up again for the third month in a row.
The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show there are now over 18 thousand 300 people on the Live Register in the city and county – an increase of almost 500 since June.
The biggest jump in unemployment last month was in the city, where an extra 270 people signed on.
The jobless figure for the city now stands at 9490.
The next biggest increase was in Tuam, where 90 more people signed on the Live Register in July, bringing the town’s unemployment figure to over 2,750.
Ballinasloe saw an extra 57 people sign on last month.
There are now 2,076 people out of work in Ballinasloe.
Loughrea’s jobless figure grew by 55 in July, and now stands at 1,920.
Clifden and Gort each saw an extra 13 people sign on the Live Register in July.
There are now 911 people unemployed in Clifden, and 1,197 out of work in Gort.
Despite monthly increases in unemployment since May, the overall jobless figure for Galway is down by around 12% on last year.
There are currently just over 18 thousand 300 people out of work across the city and county.

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