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Chief minister welcomes unemployment figures

Lowest for almost eight years

Unemployment on the Island is at its lowest rate in almost eight years.

The latest figures show 620 people were out of work last month, the best figure since October 2008.

Retail distribution, catering and entertainment, and medical and health services are the sectors with the highest numbers of vacancies.

Chief Minister Allan Bell has welcomed the data.

He says it's a great for the economy:

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