The number of people on the database for State supports falls by 3.8%
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The number of people signing on to receive State payment supports fell by almost 4% in August to around 176,000 compared to July.
The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed that the majority of people on the Live Register for these supports were male and Irish.
People aged between 35 and 44 were the largest demographic on the database.
Four counties showed an increase in the number of people on the Live Register last month. Leitrim recorded a 5.7% increase, Kerry showed a 2.6% jump, Mayo witnessed a 1.5% rise and Donegal saw a marginal increase of 0.8%.
The number of people on the Live Register for one year or more was more than 66,000, which was around 2,000 fewer people than a year earlier, according to the CSO.
The fall in the number of people signing on coincides with the current low unemployment rate of around 4%.
There were 120,249 people on the Live Register for less than one year, which represents just under two-thirds of the total number on the system.
The number of Jobseekers Benefit claims decreased by 27% last month compared to 12 months earlier.
However, the of Jobseeker's Allowance claims increased by 5.1% in the same period.
Jobseeker’s Benefit offers income support to people who become unemployed and are available for and seeking full-time work. Jobseeker’s Benefit is based on a person’s PRSI contribution record.
Meanwhile, there were 23,392 people benefitting from the EU's Temporary Protection Directive included in the latest Live Register figures for AUgust, an increase of 115 people from July.
Refugees arriving in Ireland from Ukraine under the EU's Temporary Protection Directive are allowed to access several Department of Social Protection supports. The majority of new applications for income support from people of working age are being processed as Jobseeker's Allowance claims until the most appropriate income support for that person is identified, said the CSO.