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Unemployment rate falls by 0.1%

But the figure is up on 12-months prior

Unemployment on the Isle of Man fell by 11 people last month, but has increased by 19 people in the twelve months to April.

The proportion of economically active people who are registered as being out of work has fallen 0.1 percent, and now stands at 0.6 percent.

Job Centre vacancies jumped upwards by 81 vacancies in comparison to the previous month, with a total of 918.

Of these positions 58 percent are full-time and the remaining 42 percent were part-time.

The International Labour Organisation estimates 726 people are unemployed and looking for work which equates to a rate of 1.6 percent.

The ILO figure accounts for not only those who may be registered unemployed but also those who may be actively looking for work but who haven't registered themselves as out of a job.

Catering and entertainment, retail and 'miscellaneous services' are the sectors with the highest number of unemployed people.

The fields with the highest number of job vacancies is in medical and health services, retail and 'other business services', closely followed by catering and entertainment, and tourist accommodation.

One hundred and ninety one men are unemployed, compared with 90 women.

Long-term unemployment is defined as anyone who has been out of work for a year or longer, as of January, there are 19 people who fall into this category.

Geographically, the east is home to the most unemployed people at 200.

The north, south and west sit at 36, 31 and 14 respectively.

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