The number of people signing on the Live Register on a seasonally adjusted basis dropped by 1,000 in October.
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that a total of 434,200 people were on the Live Register last month - the lowest figure this year.
The CSO said that the standardised rate of unemployment in October was 14.8%, unchanged from the previous month.
"The trend in the overall Live Register continues to be one of movement within a small range", the CSO said.
The figures show that in unadjusted terms, a total of 420,172 people signed on last month, representing an annual decrease of 2.4% or 10,260.
Today's figures also reveal that the number of long-term claimants rose by 4.6% to 188,117.
The CSO said the number of men who are long-term claimants increased by 2% in the year to October, while the increase for women was 11.5%.
In the year to October, the number of people aged 25 and over on the Live Register decreased by 0.7%, while those under 25 fell by 10%.
The percentage of people aged under 25 on the Live Register now stands at 16.6%, down from 18.1% in October 2011 and 19.3% in October 2010.
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan said that there are some signs now that the domestic economy is beginning to bottom out and that there is some hope for the future.
Fianna Fáil’s Dara Calleary said the latest Live Register figures show that the jobs crisis continues to deteriorate and that the Government's jobs strategy is not working.
