The number of people registering for work in March increased by nearly 300 compared to the same month last year.

The National Statistics Office said yesterday that those registered with the Employment and Training Corporation totalled 7,644 – up from 7,350.

A total of 365 people were registered under Part One of the unemployment register while the number in Part Two fell by 71.

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