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Unemployment focus on under 30s

by isleofman.com 16th May 2015

The chief minister has welcomed the downward trend in unemployment in the Island - but says there's still room for improvement.
Allan Bell says he is encouraged by the latest figures which show the jobless total fell to its lowest level in almost four years last month.
There were 834 people out of work in April, 31 fewer than the month before, making it the lowest April unemployment figure for seven years.
However, a third of the longer-term unemployed are under 30 years old.
Mr Bell says tackling this group is now government's focus:
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Saturday 16th, May 2015 12:22pm.

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