Unemployed Claimants Up 268 On the Island In January

Island Unemployment Up 154 In DecemberThe number of unemployed claimants on the Isle of Wight rose by 268 to 3,833 in January 2010.

This represents a rate of 6.5% of the economically active population, the 226th highest of the 646 UK constituencies.

The number of claimants is 678 higher than in January 2009 and 268 higher than in December 2009.