There's been a slight decrease in the number of people on the live register in Clare.
The latest CSO figures show 35 people left the dole queues in May.
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There's now 6,840 people on the live register in Clare, down from 6,875 in April.
North Clare saw the largest movement with 50 people leaving the dole queues in the past month, while in West Clare the figure was down by 38.
In Ennis, there number of people signing on dropped by 30, but in East Clare the figure went up by 23.
The change in numbers is typical of this time of year, when seasonal jobs come on stream.
And compared to the same time last year, there's an 11% drop in the number of people claiming some form of unemployment benefit across the county.
