On 29 February 2016:

• on a seasonally adjusted basis, the total number of people registered as actively seeking work (ASW) was:
• essentially unchanged compared with the previous month
• 30 lower than the average for the preceding three months
• 110 lower than a year earlier
• the non-seasonally adjusted ASW total was 1,500. This total is 30 higher than in the previous month and 120 lower than a year earlier
• the total number of long-term ASW (registered for more than twelve months) was 230. This total is 20 higher than both the previous month and when compared with a year earlier
• there were 360 individuals registered as ASW but engaged in some form of paid employment and classified as underemployed. This includes 110 individuals also classified as long-term ASW