In June, the number of persons registering for work stood at 1,616 decreasing by 9.1 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2018, the NSO said today.

Registered Unemployment: June 2019

Data provided by Jobsplus for June 2019 indicate a decline of 156 persons registering under Part I and a decrease of six among those registering under Part II of the unemployment register, when compared to the same month last year (Tables 5 and 8). Registered unemployed dropped among all age groups, with the exception of those aged less than 20 years and those aged between 25 and 29 years.

Registrants for work decreased when compared to June 2018, irrespective of how long they had been registering for work. The largest decrease 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 68 when compared to the previous year, reaching 214. Men accounted for 68.7 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 18.8 per cent and 39.3 per cent respectively.