Unemployment rate falls

Monday, 16 June 2014 00:00

Unemployment on the Isle of Man has dropped - with 890 people out of work.

At the end of May the rate stood at two per cent, down from 2.2 per cent in April.

Of the total number of unemployed 614 are men and 276 are women.

During the month there were 668 vacancies notified to the Job Centre and at the end of the month 324 positions were still vacant and held on file.

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