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Unemployment falls again

Unemployment in the Isle of Man has fallen for the third month in a row.

According to Treasury figures, the number of people out of work is at its lowest level since late 2008.

In total, 57 people left the unemployment register over last month leaving 867 people looking for work – a rate of two per cent.

Of those, there are 624 men and 243 women – and the construction industry makes up a quarter of those with a total of 224 skilled and unskilled workers currently out of a job.

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