Quarterly National Household Survey Quarter 2 2012
Summary of headline results – Q2 2012
| Main Results Q2 2012 |
April-June 2012
|
Annual Change
|
| Employed |
1,787,900
|
-33,400
|
| Unemployed |
308,500
|
+4,000
|
| In labour force |
2,096,400
|
-29,500
|
| Not in labour force |
1,389,800
|
+12,900
|
Number of Persons in Employment
- There was an annual decrease in employment of 1.8% or 33,400 in the year to the second quarter of 2012, bringing total employment to 1,787,900.
- On a seasonally adjusted basis, employment fell by 13,700 (-0.8%) in the quarter. This follows on from a seasonally adjusted decrease in employment of 10,300 (-0.6%) in Q1 2012.
Number of Persons Unemployed
- Unemployment increased by 4,000 (+1.3%) in the year to Q2 2012. This brings the total number of persons unemployed to 308,500.
- The long-term unemployment rate increased from 7.7% to 8.8% over the year to Q2 2012. Long-term unemployment accounted for 59.9% of total unemployment in Q2 2012 compared with 53.9% a year earlier and 43.3% in the second quarter of 2010.
- The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged over the quarter at 14.8%.
Labour Force
- The total number of persons in the labour force in the second quarter of 2012 was 2,096,400, representing a decrease of 29,500 (-1.4%) over the year.
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QNHS (Post Census of Population 2011)
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Brian Ring on 021 453 5747, or Martina O'Callaghan at 021 453 5491
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Central Statistics Office 19 September 2012
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