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Date Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2015

 

Main Results 
Quarter 4 2014
Annual Change
Employed
 1,938,900
 +29,100
Unemployed
   213,600
 -39,600
In labour force
 2,152,500
 -10,500
Not in labour force
 1,449,300
 +15,000

 

 

 

Number of Persons in Employment

  • There was an annual increase in employment of 1.5% or 29,100 in the year to the fourth quarter of 2014, bringing total employment to 1,938,900.
  • On a seasonally adjusted basis, employment increased by 9,700 (+0.5%) over the previous quarter. This follows on from a seasonally adjusted increase in employment of 11,000 (+0.6%) in Q3 2014.

 

 

Number of Persons Unemployed

  • The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 11.1% to 10.4% over the quarter.
  • Unemployment decreased by 39,600 (-15.6%) in the year to Q4 2014 bringing the total number of persons unemployed to 213,600.
  • The long-term unemployment rate decreased from 7.2% to 5.7% over the year to Q4 2014. Longterm unemployment accounted for 57.8% of total unemployment in Q4 2014 compared with 61.4% a year earlier and 59.9% in the fourth quarter of 2012.

 

Labour Force  

  • The total number of persons in the labour force in the fourth quarter of 2014 was 2,152,500, representing a decrease of 10,500 (-0.5%) over the year. The number of persons not in the labour force in Q4 2014 was 1,449,300, an increase of 15,000 (+1.0%) over the year.

 

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