Nationally, 195,095 people are currently unemployed in Ireland.

Nationally, 182,600 people were on the live register in October, a decrease of 800 on the month previous.

The region saw a decrease in the number of people on the Liev Register in between August and September.

The unemployment total in all three local counties rose in August.

The biggest single rise was recorded in County Roscommon.

It's the only county in the Shannonside region which is recording a decrease in unemployment.

1,312 people were unemployed in Leitrim last month - a drop of one person on figures for December.

County Longford recorded the biggest drop in the number of people unemployed last month in the Shannonside region. The county's live register dipped by