The number on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment decreased by 6,000 in the past week.
Almost one third of the people who came off the payment and returned to work last week are involved in the hospitality sector.
There are currently just over 143,000 people in receipt of the payment, a 70% decrease on the peak of 481,000 seen in February of this year.
In Donegal, 4,216 people are in receipt of PUP this week, down 3% on last week’s figures.
Meanwhile, 5,801 people in the county are receiving the Covid-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit.
