Basing on administrative records held at the Employment and Training Corporation (ETC) the number of persons registering for work during last month stood at 6,212. Of these, 5,525 were registering in Malta and 687 were registering in Gozo. When compared to last year, the registered unemployed decreased by 567 in Malta, and edged up by four persons in Gozo.

The number of men on the unemployment register amounted to 4,896, or 78.8 per cent, while women numbered 1,316. Registered unemployment decreased for both men and women when compared to the previous year, by 487 and 76 respectively. Registered unemployment also declined across all the age groups. This includes a drop of 198 persons among those unemployed aged 45 and over.

Those registering for work for less than 20 weeks went down by 120, or 4.4 per cent, while those who had been registering for work for more than one year dropped by 334, or 12.9 per cent.

The number of persons with disability registering for work under Part 1 of the register amounted to 393. In comparison to a year ago, this segment of unemployed dropped by 47.

Most unemployed men were seeking occupations related to services, sales and crafts, whereas women sought clerical and service-oriented occupations.

In February 2011, the registered unemployment rate (excluding part-timers) stood at 4.5 per cent of the labour supply. This rate stood at 5.3 per cent for men and 2.9 per cent for women. The registered unemployment rate among workers aged 45 and over stood at 4.6 per cent, while that in respect of those aged less than 25 stood at 5.4 per cent.

The unemployment rate of persons who had been registering for work for at least one year under Part 1 of the unemployment register stood at 1.5 per cent. This rate stood at 1.9 and 0.7 per cent among men and women respectively.

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