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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.

 

To view and download the release, visit the CSO website at:

QNHS (Post Census of Population 2011)

 

For further information contact

 

Brian Ring on 021 453 5747, or Martina O'Callaghan at 021 453 5491

Fax 021 453 5492

E-mail labour@cso.ie

 

 

Central Statistics Office                                                            19 September 2012

 

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