The number of people classed as long-term unemployed also dropped slightly to 310 and was at its lowest level since November 2012.
However, the number of teenagers who are out of work rose slightly between December and last month.
Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean said he had expected to see a rise in the total number of people out of work in the first quarter of the year, but that he was ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the future. ‘We are hoping that whatever increase will be lower than the equivalent last year,’ he said.
