In November 2010, the number of persons registering for work in Malta stood at 5,963 wherea the figure for Gozo amounted to 692. Accordingly, the number of registered unemployed in Malta decreased by 838, while the counterpart in Gozo went down by 95 since November 2009.
A total of 5,251 males were registering for work, with 40.5 per cent being 45 and over. Among females, the number of registered unemployed during November 2010 amounted to 1,404, making up 21.1 per cent of total registered unemployed.
Year on year, the number of persons registering for work for less than 20 weeks dropped by 38 while those registering for more than one year decreased by 107.
The number of persons with disability registering for work under Part 1 of the unemployment register dropped by 7.2 per cent over a one-year period and reached 412 persons. The highest share of men sought occupations related to services, sales and crafts, wherea women mostly sought clerical and service-oriented occupations.
In June 2010, the registered unemployment rate stood at 4.4 per cent of the labour supply (excluding part-timers). The rate for men stood at 5.2 per cent, whereas that for women stood 2.8 per cent.
The unemployment rate of persons who had been registering for work under Part 1 for more tha 12 months (long-term unemployment rate) stood at 1.7 per cent .
The unemployment rate among persons aged 45 and over stood at 4.8 per cent, while that respect of young people (under 25) was 4.7 per cent.