The Live Register figures across Sligo and Leitrim now stands at over 8,000.According to Ocean FM, the total Live Register figures for Leitrim is now 3,394 while in Sligo, it stands at 4,964. The number of those signing on in Carrick-On-Shannon has increased 102 per cent on this time last year, while in Manorhamilton there’s been a jump of 100 per cent, with the number now standing at 853.
In Sligo there’s been a 96 per cent increase in the dole queue in Sligo Town and a 75 per cent increase in Tubbercurry. The figures there now stands at 4,050 and 914 respectively.
