There has been a fall in the number of people on the Live Register.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that on a seasonally adjusted basis there was a decrease of 2,300 last month to 437,300.

However when unadjusted the Live Register total in July stood at 460,323.

In this case the rate of unemployment remained unchanged at 14.8%.

Over 44% of those signing on are long-term claimants who are out of work for more than a year.

On a seasonally adjusted basis the figures show a decrease of 800 in the number of men signing on for  July while females decreased by 1,600.