On a seasonally adjusted basis the Live Register total recorded a monthly decrease of 1,900 (-0.6%) in August 2015, reducing the seasonally adjusted total to 341,400. In unadjusted terms the CSO reported today that there were 359,076 people signing on the Live Register in August 2015 — this represents an annual decrease of 39,249 (-9.9%). Adding the 67,000 in public activation schemes in July (the level was 65,000 in July 2014 and in non-summer months is typically at about 80,000) gives a total number of 426,000 and a broad rate of unemployment of about 19%.