Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that 1,435 people in the Isle of Wight area were claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) during April 2016.
The figures show a drop of 200 since February 2016, when there were 1,635 JSA claimants, and a decrease of 82 from April 2015 (1,517).
Of those claiming in April 2016, 985 were male and 450 female.
That means 1.8% of the resident population of area aged 16-64 is claiming JSA – 0.7% more than the rest of the South East (1.1%), and the same as the whole of the UK (1.8%).
