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Quarterly National Household Survey Quarter 2 2010

 

Employment decline slows to 4.1% in the year to Q2 2010   


There were 1,859,100 persons in employment in the second quarter of 2010, an annual decrease of 79,400 or 4.1%. This compares with an annual decrease in employment of 5.5% in the previous quarter and a decline of 8.2% in the year to the second quarter of 2009.


On a seasonally adjusted basis employment fell by 7,600 in the quarter, the lowest quarterly fall recorded since Q1 2008.


There was an annual decrease of 55,900 or 5.3% in the number of men in employment, while the number of women in employment decreased by 23,500 or 2.7%.

 

Main Results Q2 2010
Persons
Change in Quarter
Change in Year
Employment
1,859,100
+1,500
-79,400
Unemployment
293,600
+18,600
+29,000
Labour Force
2,152,700
+20,000
-50,400


Number of unemployed increases to 293,600


There were 200,100 males and 93,600 females unemployed in the second quarter of 2010, bringing the total number of unemployed up to 293,600, an increase of 29,000 (+11.0%) in the year. The number of unemployed males increased by 13,200 (+7.1%), with female unemployment increasing by 15,900 (+20.5%).


On a seasonally adjusted basis the number of persons unemployed increased by 6,300 between Q1 2010 and Q2 2010.


Long-term unemployment rate increases to 5.9%


In the year to Q2 2010, the number of long-term unemployed persons increased by 69,700, bringing total long-term unemployment to 127,000. The long-term unemployment rate now stands at 5.9% compared with 2.6% in the second quarter of 2009 and 1.5% in the second quarter of 2008. As of Q2 2010, long-term unemployment accounted for 43.3% of total unemployment compared with 21.7% 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


21 September 2010


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