Quarterly National Household Survey Quarter 1 2014
| Main Results |
Quarter 1 2014
|
Annual Change
|
| Employed |
1,888,200
|
+42,700
|
| Unemployed |
258,100
|
-33,900
|
| In labour force |
2,146,300
|
+8,800
|
| Not in labour force |
1,450,200
|
-6,800
|
Number of Persons in Employment
- There was an annual increase in employment of 2.3% or 42,700 in the year to the first quarter of 2014, bringing total employment to 1,888,200.
- On a seasonally adjusted basis, employment increased by 1,700 (+0.1%) in the quarter. This follows on from a seasonally adjusted increase in employment of 10,600 (+0.6%) in Q4 2013.
Number of Persons Unemployed
- The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 12.2% to 12.0% over the quarter.
- Unemployment decreased by 33,900 (-11.6%) in the year to Q1 2014 bringing the total number of persons unemployed to 258,100
- The long-term unemployment rate decreased from 8.4% to 7.3% over the year to Q1 2014. Longterm unemployment accounted for 60.5% of total unemployment in Q1 2014 compared with 61.8% a year earlier and 63.5% in the first quarter of 2012.
Labour Force
- The total number of persons in the labour force in the first quarter of 2014 was 2,146,300, representing an increase of 8,800 (+0.4%) over the year. The number of persons not in the labour force in Q1 2014 was 1,450,200, a decrease of 6,800 (-0.5%) over the year.
Editor's Note: See Quarterly National Household Survey Quarter 1 2014.
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 26 May 2014
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