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Slight Fall in Unemployment 14 January 2004 At the end of December the jobless total stood at 327, an unemployment rate of
0.8% of the economically active population.
Of the total unemployed, 249 were males and 78 were females. These figures
include 30 persons who required work
permits and 18 who were signing on for
National Insurance credits only.
During the month 105 claimants signed on the register but 112 signed off, giving
a net fall of 7 on the figure for November.
The number of vacancies notified to the Job Centre during the month was 146. At
the end of December there were 465 jobs held on file, 43 more than last year's
comparable figure.
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