Unemployment fell by 9.2 per cent to 6,828 in July when compared to the same month last year but rose by one per cent over June.
With the jobless totalling 6,140 in Malta and 688 in Gozo, the National Statistics Office said figures fell by 620 and 73 respectively since July 2009. Males mostly sought craft and trade related jobs while women were after clerical and service oriented work.