The number of people signing on the dole in the county has fallen for the 10th consecutive month.
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show 4,701 people were claiming Jobseekers Allowance, 152 fewer than for the previous month.
The figure also fell by 1,861 people or 0.4 per cent over the course of the year and remains at its lowest level since October 2008.
Nationally the number fell by 24,000 to 1.25 million, the lowest figure for almost five years.
Overall unemployment including those not claiming benefit people plunged by 167,000 in the quarter to November to 2.32 million or 7.1 per cent, within touching distance of the figure which will be used to decide whether interest rates will increase.
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