MORE jobs were created and there was a slowdown in the rise in the rate of unemployment during February.
At the end of the month the number of people out of work stood at 758, up just two on the January figure.Although many of the new jobs were from companies advertising seasonal positions, a number were full-time posts in the construction and finance industries.
During January the Job Centre was advertising an average of 40 vacancies each day but that rose to 93 during February.The number of people out of work is about one per cent of the working population.
However, those aged between 19 and 24 are still finding it most difficult to get a job, with about 170 in this age group out of work.
Article posted on 12th March, 2004 - 12.00am
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