The number of persons registering for work in February stood at 4,511 compared to 6,190 in the same month last year, the National Statistics Office said today.

The largest decrease was recorded among persons who had been registering for over one year. The number of persons with a disability who were registering for work also decreased by 42 to 381. Men accounted for 79.3 per cent of total registrants with a disability.

The largest share of men on the unemployment register sought occupations as crafts and related trade workers (17.5 per cent), whereas women mostly sought occupations as clerical support workers (28.8 per cent). 

UNEMPLOYMENT LOWEST IN 25 YEARS - GOVERNMENT

In a statement, the government said current unemployment is the lowest it has been in 25 years, and this showed how the economy is growing.

The latest figures also showed how unemployment has been declining for seven consecutive months. On average, nine unemployed persons are finding a job every day. Under the former government, a new person started registering for work every two days. 

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