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Rise in Unemployment 9 September 2004

At the end of August unemployment stood at 390 a rate of 1% of the economically active population.

During the month 122 claimants signed on the register and 83 signed off. Of the total unemployed, 274 are males and 116 are females. These figures include 18 persons who require work permits and 31 who were signing on for National Insurance credits only.

A total of 364 jobs were notified to the Job Centre during the month and 747 jobs were held on file at the end of the month, 43 more than last month's figure.

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