Unemployment grew by almost 300 between October and November but dropped slightly when compared to November 2008, figures issued today by the NSO show.
It said that the number of people registering for employment under Part One of the unemployment register at the end of November was 5,900 compared to 5,634 in October and 5,882 in November 2007.
With regard to persons registering for work in the 12 months to November 2008, the number of men increased by 150, whereas the number of women decreased by 173. Between November 2007 and November 2008, persons who had been registering for work for 53 weeks and over decreased by 197.
Among men, occupations related to elementary duties and trades were the most common, whereas women tended to seek jobs which were clerical or service-oriented.