Over 800 out of work on the Island

Fri, 10 Apr 2015

865 people were registered as unemployed on the Isle of Man in March.

It's the lowest figure for that month in seven years - a drop of 196 people compared to the same time last year.

The figure has seen a 0.2 per cent reduction since February - with the unemployment rate currently standing at 1.9 per cent.

70 per cent of people out of work are men.

Economic Development Minister Laurence Skelly says it's a vast improvement: