Northern Ireland’s labour market statistics have provided a smattering of record highs and lows of the positive variety in recent months. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which signalled a record low in unemployment last month (3.1% for Q1 2018), played second fiddle to the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES). This is the most closely watched employment survey as it measures the actual number of jobs.
Quarterly Employment Survey
Record highs in labour market statistics, but can it be sustained?
When it comes to the labour market statistics, Northern Ireland’s Economy Minister couldn’t be getting off to a better start. Continue reading
Northern Ireland Labour Market Report March 2016
The latest Northern Ireland Labour Market Report was publish this week. A fall in the economic inactivity rate over the quarter and the year was perhaps the main story. The rate has fallen to a record low. Are Northern Ireland’s welfare reforms finally working? Continue reading