Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 123: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons registered unemployed in County Kildare in the 12 months to date and in each 12 month period in the previous five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45311/08]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseekers Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and each local social welfare office. The most recent information is for November 2008.

The table below contains the number of persons signing on in County Kildare for each month from January 2003 to date.

It should be noted that the Live Register is not a definitive measure of unemployment as it includes part-time workers, and seasonal and casual workers entitled to Jobseekers Benefit or Allowance.