Seasonal jobs help cut jobless total in March

Unemployment in March fell to 7.2 percent from February’s 7.5 percent. Just over 525,000 were still without jobs after 23,000 were taken off the lists over the month. Jobs opportunities have expanded with the start of seasonal work with vacancies up around 10 percent at around 76,000, the Labour Office said. That still means that there are on average seven jobless people for every vacancy. The drop in unemployment rates took place across the whole country.

Author: Chris Johnstone