11/06/2019
Employment Rate Reaches Joint Record High
The employment rate in Northern Ireland has reached a joint record high, a new report has revealed.
The latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for February-April show a 0.4 percentage point increase in the employment rate to 71.3%.
Along with strong employment, the sector has also seen a fall in the unemployment rate which now sits at 3.1%.
The economic inactivity rate was unchanged over the quarter and decreased by 1.4pps over the year to 26.4%.
Despite encouraging estimates, approximately 581 confirmed redundancies were also notified to the Department in May 2019, an increase from the revised total of 60 notified in April 2019.
(CM/MH)
The latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for February-April show a 0.4 percentage point increase in the employment rate to 71.3%.
Along with strong employment, the sector has also seen a fall in the unemployment rate which now sits at 3.1%.
The economic inactivity rate was unchanged over the quarter and decreased by 1.4pps over the year to 26.4%.
Despite encouraging estimates, approximately 581 confirmed redundancies were also notified to the Department in May 2019, an increase from the revised total of 60 notified in April 2019.
(CM/MH)
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