Unemployment heads back to record level

Union leader Nick Corbel.

UNEMPLOYMENT in Jersey is soaring towards the record levels seen during the depths of the recession, new figures have revealed.
The number of people out of work has increased for the fourth consecutive month, with 1,290 Islanders now registered as unemployed.
The alarming rise has pushed levels close to the record 1,320 people registered out of work in February.
Nick Corbel, spokesman for the Unite union, said that the cuts being made by the States would only make matters worse. ‘These figures are alarming,’ he said. ‘I am seriously concerned about the levels of unemployment, and the proposals to make more cuts in the public sector will only increase these figures.’ (from JEP)