Unemployment has fallen to it lowest rate since 2009, according to Live Register figures released today.
The rate is now at 10% - down from 10.1% in February and a peak of 15% in February 2012.
Economists are now predicting a single digit rate of unemployment by next month.
The figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed the numbers signing on fell by 4,700 in March - reducing the seasonally adjusted total to 350,600.
While the number of long term claimants was 160,403, which was an overall annual decrease of 18,932.
The number of male long term claimants fell by 14.4% in the year to March 2015, while females dropped by 2.4%.
In unadjusted terms, there were 348,676 people signing on the Live Register in March, which represents an annual decrease of 42,556, or 10.9%.
Tánaiste Joan Burton says the figures prove the government will be able to reach its target of full employment.
