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01/11/2012
Slight Decrease In Unemployment Figures
On a seasonally adjusted basis the Live Register total recorded a monthly decrease of 1,000 in October 2012, in the number of people signing on.
The standardised unemployment rate (SUR) in October 2012 was 14.8%, unchanged from the latest September 2012 rate, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate from the most recent Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) was 14.8% in the second quarter of 2012.
In unadjusted terms there were 420,172 people signing on the Live Register in October 2012. This represents an annual decrease of 10,260 (-2.4%).
The number of male claimants decreased by 9,050 (-3.3%) to 268,545 over the year and female claimants decreased by 1,210 (-0.8%) to 151,627. This compares with a decrease of 4,004 (-1.4%) to 277,595 for males and an increase of 4,883 (+3.3%), to 152,837 for females in the year to October 2011.
(CD/GK)
The standardised unemployment rate (SUR) in October 2012 was 14.8%, unchanged from the latest September 2012 rate, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate from the most recent Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) was 14.8% in the second quarter of 2012.
In unadjusted terms there were 420,172 people signing on the Live Register in October 2012. This represents an annual decrease of 10,260 (-2.4%).
The number of male claimants decreased by 9,050 (-3.3%) to 268,545 over the year and female claimants decreased by 1,210 (-0.8%) to 151,627. This compares with a decrease of 4,004 (-1.4%) to 277,595 for males and an increase of 4,883 (+3.3%), to 152,837 for females in the year to October 2011.
(CD/GK)
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