There was a 0.5% increase of people signing on last month, nationally.
There was an increase in the number of people signing on in November.
The seasonally adjusted live register went up by 0.5 per cent, to 184,700.
There were just over 3,000 people on the Live Register in both Laois and Offaly in November, and 4,300 in Westmeath.
According to the CSO all counties saw a rise in the 12 months to November.
There were 19,500 people benefiting from the EU's Temporary Protection Directive included in the figures for last month., up almost two months on October.
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