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13/07/2017
NI Unemployment Rate Remains Above UK Average
The number of people claiming unemployment related benefits in June fell by 600 on the previous month, according to the latest figures from the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (NISRA).
The Labour Force Survey figures, published on Wednesday 12 July, also show however that the unemployment rate of 5.3% in Northern Ireland remains above the UK average of 4.5%, but below Ireland (6.4%) and Europe(7.8%).
Looking at trends over a longer time frame the report found that the most recent results show a gradual decline in the unemployment rate and a gradual increase in the employment rate from 2013/14 and that following a previously noted downward trend from 2013/14, the economic inactivity rate has increased over the last three quarters.
The claimant count series, which has fallen by 34,300 since its most recent peak in February 2013, also reflects a decline in unemployment.
(MH/LM)
The Labour Force Survey figures, published on Wednesday 12 July, also show however that the unemployment rate of 5.3% in Northern Ireland remains above the UK average of 4.5%, but below Ireland (6.4%) and Europe(7.8%).
Looking at trends over a longer time frame the report found that the most recent results show a gradual decline in the unemployment rate and a gradual increase in the employment rate from 2013/14 and that following a previously noted downward trend from 2013/14, the economic inactivity rate has increased over the last three quarters.
The claimant count series, which has fallen by 34,300 since its most recent peak in February 2013, also reflects a decline in unemployment.
(MH/LM)
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