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The number of persons in Northern Ireland employment for the period March - May 2008 is estimated at 786,000. This represents an increase of 19,000 jobs over the quarter, and 26,000 over the year, involving all 6 Ulster counties. The working age employment rate is approximately 71.0%, an increase of 1.4% over the quarter and up by 1.6% from the previous year. However, Northern Ireland's working age employment rate remains below the UK average of 74.5%, and is the second lowest amongst all the UK regions.
The Northern Ireland seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4.2% is lower than the UK average rate of 5.4%. Northern Ireland has the joint second lowest unemployment rate within the UK, involving all 6 Ulster counties. The Northern Ireland unemployment rate also compares favourably to a European Union wide rate of 7.1%, and a Republic of Ireland rate of 4.5% for April 2008.
The quarterly employment survey shows that the estimated seasonally adjusted employee jobs total in Northern Ireland at March 2008 was 711,830 which is the highest seasonally adjusted figure on record, showing an increase of 2,020 over the quarter, and 6,770 over the year involving all 6 Ulster counties.
Northern Ireland unemployment rate for the period March - May 2008 was 4.2%, which represents a decrease of 0.4% over the quarter, and a fall of 0.3% from the same period of the previous year. The number of unemployed persons, throughout Ulster, was estimated at 35,000 representing a fall of 3,000 over the quarter and 1,000 over the year.
The latest Northern Ireland labour force estimates for the period March - May 2008 indicates an increase of 1.4% over the quarter with an employment rate of 71.0%, while the unemployment rate of 4.2% fell by 0.4 %, throughout the 6 Ulster counties, from the previous quarter.
The Northern Ireland jobs facts and figures shown on this page has been compiled from various NI based resources on the Internet. Ulster employment statistics for the current year 2009 will be available in the second quarter of next year.
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