The number of people on the live register in the MidWest climbed last month, despite a fall nationally.
An additional 94 people joined dole queues in Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary in May, even though there was a drop throughout Ireland of over 700.
Year-on-year figures show a continued drop in the number of people claiming some form of unemployment support.
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Nationally, 262,000 thousand people are on the live register, the lowest figure since October 2008.
