The number of Islanders claiming the unemployment benefit Jobseekers Allowance dropped to 1,517 last month – a fall of 768 compared to April 2014.
A total of 1,517 JSA claimants were registered on the Isle of Wight in April compared to 1,823 in March, an expected fall as the Summer season gets underway. Of the 1,517 claimants, 365 of them were aged 18-24.
Last month saw the lowest number of claimants for the month of April since the benefit was created in 1996.
