In March, the number of persons registering for work stood at 1,772 decreasing by 9.3 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2018, the NSO said today.

Registered Unemployment: March 2019

Data provided by Jobsplus for March 2019 indicate a decline of 173 persons registering under Part I and a decrease of 9 among those registering under Part II of the unemployment register, when compared to the same month last year. Registered unemployed dropped among all age groups.

Registrants for work decreased when compared to March 2018, irrespective of how long they had been registering for work. The largest decrease in registrants was recorded among persons who had been registering for more than one year.

The number of persons with a disability who were registering for work decreased by 67 when compared to the previous year, reaching 219. Men accounted for 69.4 per cent of total registrants with a disability.

The largest share of men and women on the unemployment register sought occupations as clerical support workers with 18.2 per cent and 39.1 per cent respectively.