Unemployment down in February

Unemployment on the Island has fallen for the first time in four months.

At the end of February, 574 people were looking for work - a drop of 27 on January's figure and 250 fewer than in February 2016.

It means the Isle of Man currently has an unemployment rate of 1.3 per cent.

Statistics from the Cabinet Office also show of the 682 unfilled vacancies at the job centre at the end of the month, more than half required no qualifications and 40 per cent needed no experience.