Leitrim, Kerry, Mayo, and Donegal were the only counties to show an increase in the number of people on the register
The number of people on the live register was down by 7,000 people, or 3.8 per cent, in August compared with the previous month, data from the Central Statistics Office shows.
Although the live register is not a measure of unemployment as people with part-time work can be entitled to benefits, it does broadly track changes in the labour market. The seasonally adjusted data shows there were a total of 175,900 people on the register last month. The unadjusted live register total stood at 186,396 people for August.
Of the 186,396 people on the unadjusted live register, 52.4 per cent were men and 69.9 per cent were Irish. The 35-44 age group made up the largest number at 43,429 people, or 23.3 per cent.
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