In October, the number of persons registering for work stood at 2,319 decreasing by 26.8 per cent when compared to the corresponding month last year, the NSO said.
Data provided by Jobsplus for October indicate a decline of 732 persons registering under Part I and a decrease of 115 among those registering under Part II of the unemployment register, when compared to October 2016. Registered unemployment dropped among all age groups.
Most of the registrants for work decreased when compared to October 2016, irrespective of how long they had been registering for work. The only increase was recorded among females registering for over one year. On the other hand, the most significant drop in registrants was recorded among persons who had been registering for less than 21 weeks.
The number of persons with a disability who were registering for work also declined by 72 when compared to the previous year reaching 295. Men accounted for 78.0 per cent of total registrants with a disability.
The largest share of men and women who were on the unemployment register sought occupations as clerical support workers with 19.1 per cent and 36.7 per cent respectively.
The registered unemployment rate in April 2017 stood at 1.4 per cent of the labour supply, (excluding part-time employment) and varied from 1.6 per cent among men to 1.0 per cent among women.
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