Figures for unemployed claimants came out this morning which show that 2,780 people on the Isle of Wight were claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in October 2013.
Unemployment Benefit figures released by the Office for National Statistics show a rise of 93 since September 2013, which reported 2,687 JSA claimants, and a fall of 378 from October 2012 (3,158).