Job Centre sign:

A fall in those claiming Job Seekers Allowance

Figures for unemployed claimants came out this morning which show that 2,687 people on the Isle of Wight were claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in September 2013.

Unemployment Benefit figures released by the Office for National Statistics show a fall of 33 since August 2013, which reported 2,720 JSA claimants, and a fall of 307 from September 2012 (2,994).