Unemployment figures in the island have once again risen.
Numbers for October revealed 910 people were claiming benefit, compared with 890 in September – that’s a national figure of 2.1 per cent.
During the month, 226 signed on and 206 signed off. Of the total unemployed, 669 were males and 241 were females.
A total of 442 vacancies were notified to the Job Centre and at the end of the month 195 positions were still vacant and held on file.
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