The number of people receiving the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment has fallen to 579,400 - a drop of 5,200 over the last week.
Of these, 33,400 are receiving their last payment as they are returning to work. These figures are on top of the 214,700 people receiving Jobseekers' Benefit at the end of April.
Today's drop in the number claiming the €350 Covid Payment reflects the beginning of the re-opening of the economy. Last week, some 44,000 people closed their claim for the payment.
Of those, about 35,600 reported that they were returning to work. However, there will be a time lag in the figures falling as the closure of claims are processed.