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Quarterly National Household Survey Quarter 1 2010

 

Employment falls by 5.5% in the year


There were 1,857,600 persons in employment in the first quarter of 2010, an annual decrease of 108,000 or 5.5%. This compares with an annual decrease in employment of 8.1% in the previous quarter and a decline of 7.5% in the year to the first quarter of 2009.


There was an annual decrease of 80,400 or 7.5% in the number of men in employment, while the number of women in employment decreased by 27,500 or 3.1%.

 

Main Results Q1 2010
Persons
Change in Quarter
Change in Year
Employment
1,857,600
-30,100
-108,000
Unemployment
   275,000
+7,600
+52,200
Labour Force
2,132,700
-22,500
-55,700


Number of unemployed increases to more than 275,000

There were 194,900 males and 80,200 females unemployed in the first quarter of 2010, bringing the total number of unemployed up to 275,000, an increase of 52,200 (+23.4%) in the year. The number of unemployed males increased by 36,500 (+23.0%), with female unemployment increasing by 15,700 (+24.3%).


On a seasonally adjusted basis the number of persons unemployed decreased by 7,300 between Q4 2009 and Q1 2010.

 

Long-term unemployment rate increases to 5.3%

In the year to Q1 2010, the number of long-term unemployed persons increased by 63,500, bringing total long-term unemployment to 112,600. The long-term unemployment rate now stands at 5.3% compared with 2.2% in the first quarter of 2009. As of Q1 2010, long-term unemployment accounted for 40.9% of total unemployment compared with 22.0% a year earlier.


For further information contact


Brian Ring on 021 453 5747 or Martina O'Callaghan on 021 453 5491
Fax 021 453 5492
E-mail labour@cso.ie


15 June 2010


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