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Unemployment rises again

Unemployment on the Island rose for its fifth successive month in April.

The latest figures from the government show 407 people were out of work at the end of the month - 291 men and 116 women.

But the data also shows there were 401 full-time jobs still being advertised at the job centre at the end of April.

Of those, 131 were in the catering and entertainment industry.

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