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Isle of Man jobless total drops to 2009 low

by isleofman.com 11th November 2009

Unemployment in the Island has fallen to its lowest level of the year, but the Treasury Minister believes that's the end of the good news on this front for now.

It dropped by 13 last month, not a huge amount, but significantly it did take the number of people looking for work below the 900 barrier, to 888.

That's equal to 2.1% of the economically-active population.

But Allan Bell feels a number of sectors will be hit with losses in the final two months of the year - and heading into 2010:

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Wednesday 11th, November 2009 11:46pm.

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