​​On 31 December 2015:

• on a seasonally adjusted basis, the total number of people registered as actively seeking work (ASW) was:
• 70 lower than the previous month
• 130 lower than the average for the preceding three months
• 40 lower than a year earlier
• the decrease in both the seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted totals was driven by a reduction in the number of new individuals being registered as ASW this month. The total number of new registrations was the lowest recorded in almost five years
• the total number of long-term ASW (registered for more than twelve months) was 200; this total is essentially unchanged when compared with the previous month and 10 lower than a year earlier
• there were 350 individuals registered as ASW but engaged in some form of paid employment and classified as underemployed; this includes 100 individuals also classified as long-term ASW