11.8% Unemployment rate in Ireland
The number of people on the Live Register hit 400,000 for the first time last month.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, there are now 402,100 people on the Live Register seeking unemployment benefit or allowances.
It is the first time the numbers on the dole have ever reached this level. It translates into an unemployment rate of 11.8%.
Over 105,000 people have been added to the Live Register since the start of the year.
Earlier this year, the ESRI forecast that unemployment could rise to 17% next year.
Anne Heraty the Director of the largest Irish recruitment agency CPL warned she expect the unemployment rate of above 14% by the end of the year in her presentation at the Recruitment Conference.