There was a slight decrease in the numbers on the Live Register last month.
The Central Statistics Office says there were 432,300 people signing on in November – a drop of 1,500 on October.
It compares to a figure of 445,800 on the dole in November of last year.
The Mid-West incurred the largest decrease in the numbers signing on – full figures for Clare will be released tomorrow.
Brid O’Brien – of the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed – says despite the fall – the level of people still out of work is disturbing.
