JSA Figures

The number of Isle of Wight residents claiming out of work benefits is slightly less than the UK average.

As would be expected as we enter the holiday season the number of Isle of Wight residents claiming out of work benefits has fallen.

The number of Isle of Wight residents claiming out of work benefits in February 2017 has been issued today.

There was a rise from the previous month, but a drop from the same time the previous year.

There was a rise from the previous month, but a drop from the same time the previous year.

Not surprisingly, there was a seasonal rise in the number of people on the Isle of Wight claiming out of work benefits in November.

The year on year figures show that those claiming 'out of work benefits' remains around the same as 2015.

An unusual trend given the Island's seasonal work, but it may have been down to sanctions. Less people were claiming 'out of work benefits' in September than August 2016.

Unusually for August, there was a rise in the number of Isle of Wight residents claiming out of work benefits.

The figures for the recorded number of Isle of Wight residents claiming Job Seekers Allowance in July 2016 has been released.

The figures for the recorded number of Isle of Wight residents claiming Job Seekers Allowance in June has been released.