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Labour Force Survey Quarter 3 2022

Employment

LFS estimates were updated on 22nd Feb 2024 to incorporate updated population estimates for the period 2016 Q3 to 2023 Q3, based on the results of Census 2022. LFS results are updated in this way following each Census of Population. For further information see Background Notes.
The data in this publication does not reflect these updates. Please refer to the relevant tables on LFS Px-stat for updated LFS estimates.

Employment

Employment up 55,100 (4.2%) for males and 28,000 (2.4%) for females in the year to Q3 2022

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CSO statistical publication, 24 November 2022, 11am

Numbers Employed

Using standard International Labour Organisation (ILO) criteria, an estimated 2,554,300 persons were in employment in Q3 2022, up 3.4% (83,000) from 2,471,200 in Q3 2021.

The increase of 83,000 (+3.4%) in employment is composed of increases of 55,100 (+4.2%) for males and 28,000 (+2.4%) for females in the year to Q3 2022. See Table 2.1.

See Monthly Estimates of Payroll Employees using Administrative Data Sources outputs for supplementary employment analysis.

Table 2.1 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by Sex and ILO Economic Status

Table 2.1 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by sex and ILO Economic Status
'000
ILO Economic Status		Q3 20	Q2 21	Q3 21	Q4 21	Q1 22	Q2 22	Q3 22
Males
In labour force (Persons aged 15-89)		1,318.5	1,362.7	1,395.3	1,396.2	1,399.8	1,423.4	1,431.2
In employment (Persons aged 15-89)		1,226.7	1,263.2	1,316.7	1,328.1	1,331.0	1,360.2	1,371.8
full-time		1,094.5	1,108.1	1,149.6	1,152.4	1,162.2	1,190.4	1,197.8
part-time		132.2	155.1	167.1	175.7	168.9	169.8	173.9
of which:	part-time, not underemployed	84.6	101.4	121.5	135.3	131.6	126.0	133.0
	part-time, underemployed	47.7	53.7	45.6	40.4	37.3	43.8	41.0
Unemployed (Persons aged 15-74)		91.7	99.5	78.6	68.1	68.8	63.2	59.4
seeking full-time work/future job-starter		73.6	74.3	60.1	57.1	53.8	49.4	45.9
seeking part-time work		13.8	15.7	12.9	9.0	10.3	9.7	11.2
seeking work as self-employed		*	[9.5]	*	*	*	*	*
Not in labour force (Persons aged 15+)		638.5	609.4	582.7	590.2	594.1	582.2	589.6
Potential additional labour force		86.2	82.8	47.8	49.4	38.9	42.3	34.9
Others		552.2	526.6	534.9	540.8	555.2	539.9	554.7
Total males aged 15 or over		1,956.9	1,972.1	1,978.0	1,986.4	1,993.9	2,005.5	2,020.8
Unemployment rate % (Persons aged 15-74)		7.0	7.4	5.7	4.9	5.0	4.5	4.2
Participation rate % (Persons aged 15+)		67.4	69.1	70.5	70.3	70.2	71.0	70.8

Females
In labour force (Persons aged 15-89)		1,110.8	1,170.5	1,225.0	1,237.1	1,232.7	1,251.1	1,242.2
In employment (Persons aged 15-89)		1,023.3	1,085.9	1,154.5	1,177.9	1,174.7	1,194.4	1,182.5
full-time		734.5	764.4	788.3	802.6	810.9	820.1	820.9
part-time		288.8	321.4	366.3	375.3	363.9	374.3	361.6
of which:	part-time, not underemployed	227.4	252.3	301.7	305.5	301.0	303.3	293.3
	part-time, underemployed	61.4	69.2	64.5	69.8	62.9	70.9	68.3
Unemployed (Persons aged 15-74)		87.5	84.6	70.5	59.2	58.0	56.7	59.7
seeking full-time work/future job-starter		58.6	51.2	42.9	33.6	35.4	34.5	35.1
seeking part-time work		26.1	28.2	26.2	23.7	19.6	19.5	23.1
seeking work as self-employed		*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Not in labour force (Persons aged 15+)		916.4	873.3	825.0	821.6	836.9	842.6	865.5
Potential additional labour force		88.9	95.4	58.2	54.1	42.0	42.2	38.2
Others		827.5	777.9	766.7	767.5	794.8	800.4	827.3
Total females aged 15 or over		2,027.1	2,043.8	2,050.0	2,058.7	2,069.5	2,093.7	2,107.7
Unemployment rate % (Persons aged 15-74)		7.9	7.2	5.8	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.8
Participation rate % (Persons aged 15+)		54.8	57.3	59.8	60.1	59.6	59.8	58.9

All persons
In labour force (Persons aged 15-89)		2,429.2	2,533.2	2,620.3	2,633.3	2,632.5	2,674.5	2,673.4
In employment (Persons aged 15-89)		2,250.0	2,349.1	2,471.2	2,506.0	2,505.8	2,554.6	2,554.3
full-time		1,829.0	1,872.6	1,937.9	1,955.0	1,973.0	2,010.5	2,018.8
part-time		421.0	476.5	533.3	551.0	532.8	544.1	535.5
of which:	part-time, not underemployed	311.9	353.6	423.2	440.8	432.6	429.3	426.2
	part-time, underemployed	109.1	122.9	110.1	110.2	100.2	114.7	109.3
Unemployed (Persons aged 15-74)		179.2	184.1	149.1	127.4	126.7	119.9	119.1
seeking full-time work/future job-starter		132.2	125.5	103.0	90.8	89.2	84.0	81.0
seeking part-time work		39.9	43.9	39.1	32.7	30.0	29.2	34.3
seeking work as self-employed		[7.2]	14.7	[6.9]	*	[7.6]	[6.7]	*
Not in labour force (Persons aged 15+)		1,554.9	1,482.7	1,407.7	1,411.8	1,431.0	1,424.8	1,455.1
Potential additional labour force		175.1	178.2	106.0	103.5	81.0	84.4	73.1
Others		1,379.7	1,304.5	1,301.7	1,308.3	1,350.0	1,340.4	1,382.0
Total persons aged 15 or over		3,984.1	4,015.9	4,028.1	4,045.1	4,063.5	4,099.3	4,128.5
Unemployment rate % (Persons aged 15-74)		7.4	7.3	5.7	4.9	4.8	4.5	4.5
Participation rate % (Persons aged 15+)		61.0	63.1	65.1	65.1	64.8	65.2	64.8

Employment rate % (Persons aged 15-64)
Male		72.2	73.4	76.4	76.9	77.2	78.4	78.8
Female		60.6	63.9	68.0	69.1	68.6	68.8	67.8
Total persons		66.4	68.6	72.2	73.0	72.8	73.5	73.2
¹ Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution.
² An asterisk (*) indicates that estimates for numbers of persons or averages where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are not produced as estimates are too small to be considered reliable.

Open in Excel: Labour Force Survey Quarter 3 2022 Table 2.1 (XLS 56KB)

Employment Rates

The employment rate for those aged 15-64 was 73.2% in Q3 2022 compared to 72.2% in Q3 2021 and 66.4% in Q3 2020. In Q3 2022, the employment rate for males aged 15-64 years was 78.8%, compared to 67.8% for females.

Looking at the rates by age group, the employment rate was lowest among those aged 15-19 years (29.3%) and highest among those aged 35-44 years (84.0%). The rate of youth employment, those aged 15-24, stood at 47.8%; slightly higher for males (49.4%) than for females (46.1%). See Tables 2.1 and 2.2.

Table 2.2 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by key Economic Rates, Sex and Age Group

Table 2.2 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by key economic rates, sex, age group and quarter
%
		Employment rate (15-64)			Unemployment rate (15-74)			Participation rate (15+)
		Q3 20	Q3 21	Q3 22	Q3 20	Q3 21	Q3 22	Q3 20	Q3 21	Q3 22
Males
	15-19	18.0	33.2	29.2	29.6	12.0	16.8	25.6	37.8	35.0
	20-24	56.2	68.3	70.9	18.9	12.2	8.5	69.4	77.8	77.4
	Total 15-24 (Youths)	36.7	50.4	49.4	21.9	12.1	11.2	46.9	57.3	55.6
	25-34	81.4	84.1	86.8	8.3	6.7	4.0	88.8	90.2	90.5
	35-44	87.3	90.0	91.8	3.7	3.3	3.3	90.6	93.1	94.9
	45-54	84.2	85.1	88.5	4.4	4.5	2.4	88.1	89.1	90.7
	55-59	74.0	79.6	81.2	5.5	5.2	2.8	78.4	84.0	83.5
	60-64	61.1	58.5	68.4	4.0	6.0	3.9	63.6	62.2	71.2
	65-74	:	:	:	2.2	1.4	1.2	24.5	30.2	26.5
	75+	:	:	:	:	:	:	8.1	8.5	7.5
	Total males	72.2	76.4	78.8	7.0	5.7	4.2	67.4	70.5	70.8

Females
	15-19	17.1	33.2	29.5	25.2	16.8	16.2	22.9	39.9	35.2
	20-24	59.2	67.6	63.3	17.9	9.3	11.1	72.2	74.5	71.2
	Total 15-24 (Youths)	37.6	50.0	46.1	19.8	12.0	12.8	46.9	56.8	52.9
	25-34	67.7	77.2	78.1	9.0	5.3	5.1	74.4	81.6	82.3
	35-44	71.5	77.1	76.7	5.2	5.3	3.1	75.3	81.3	79.2
	45-54	69.1	74.3	75.1	5.5	3.7	3.1	73.1	77.1	77.5
	55-59	62.6	67.2	68.8	4.0	4.4	2.9	65.2	70.3	70.8
	60-64	40.7	46.3	47.8	7.3	4.8	3.6	43.9	48.6	49.6
	65-74	:	:	:	3.2	3.8	1.9	11.7	13.5	13.2
	75+	:	:	:	:	:	:	1.9	1.4	1.7
	Total females	60.6	68.0	67.8	7.9	5.8	4.8	54.8	59.8	58.9

All persons
	15-19	17.6	33.2	29.3	27.6	14.4	16.5	24.2	38.8	35.1
	20-24	57.7	67.9	67.1	18.4	10.8	9.7	70.7	76.2	74.4
	Total 15-24 (Youths)	37.1	50.2	47.8	20.9	12.1	12.0	46.9	57.1	54.3
	25-34	74.5	80.6	82.4	8.6	6.1	4.5	81.5	85.9	86.3
	35-44	79.1	83.3	84.0	4.4	4.2	3.2	82.8	87.0	86.7
	45-54	76.6	79.7	81.7	4.9	4.1	2.7	80.5	83.1	84.0
	55-59	68.2	73.3	74.9	4.8	4.8	2.8	71.7	77.1	77.0
	60-64	50.8	52.3	57.9	5.4	5.5	3.8	53.7	55.3	60.2
	65-74	:	:	:	2.5	2.2	1.4	18.0	21.7	19.7
	75+	:	:	:	:	:	:	4.6	4.5	4.3
	Total persons	66.4	72.2	73.2	7.4	5.7	4.5	61.0	65.1	64.8
¹Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution.
² An asterisk * indicates that estimates for numbers of persons or averages where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are not produced as estimates are too small to be considered reliable.
³ : Not applicable

Open in Excel: Labour Force Survey Quarter 3 2022 Table 2.2 (XLS 52KB)

Economic Sector

The economic sectors that saw the most significant year-on-year growth in Q3 2022 were:

Human Health & Social Work Activities sector which increased by 30,100 or 9.8% in the year to Q3 2022
Construction, which increased by 24,600 or 16.8%
Information & Communication increased by 12,200 or 8.3% in the year to Q3 2022
Industry sector increased by 23,300 (7.6%)

The most significant decreases in the number of persons in employment in the year to Q3 2022 were in:

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector, which decreased 12,400 or -11.6%
Financial, Insurance and Real Estate sector – down 10,500 or -7.6%
Accommodation & Food Service Activities, which saw a decrease of 6,700 or -3.8 % year-on-year.

All economic sectors had greater numbers in employment in Q3 2022 when compared to pre-pandemic levels in Q3 2019 with the exception of the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing sector, which is 4.7% lower; Accommodation and Food Service Activities sector, which remains 3.8% lower than in Q3 2019; and the Other NACE Activities sector, which is 3.0% lower. See Table 2.3.

Table 2.3 Persons aged 15-89 years in employment (ILO) classified by sex and NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector

Table 2.3 Persons aged 15-89 years in employment (ILO) classified by sex and NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector
'000
Economic sector (NACE Rev.2)		Q3 20	Q2 21	Q3 21	Q4 21	Q1 22	Q2 22	Q3 22
Males
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	83.8	94.8	92.0	92.2	88.1	90.9	82.8

B-F	Total Industry	329.8	338.3	347.2	359.8	363.7	374.2	383.1
B-E	Industry	205.6	221.3	213.0	216.0	216.7	222.4	227.8
F	Construction	124.2	117.1	134.3	143.8	147.0	151.8	155.3

G-U	Total Services	811.3	828.1	874.4	872.6	874.2	890.2	900.7
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	157.7	155.1	153.7	159.6	153.4	164.5	162.8
H	Transportation and storage	81.0	81.3	86.0	82.1	92.0	89.0	87.5
I	Accommodation and food service activities	65.6	57.9	81.4	65.2	67.0	72.9	77.1
J	Information and communication	90.3	99.9	101.7	114.2	114.8	114.8	111.1
K-L	Financial, insurance and real estate activities	67.2	67.5	70.4	71.9	70.3	66.8	69.2
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	76.7	85.5	89.3	87.4	84.8	90.8	97.6
N	Administrative and support service activities	56.8	62.9	62.9	56.4	58.6	61.0	66.3
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	55.3	59.4	57.8	61.5	61.1	59.1	64.1
P	Education	51.5	52.1	57.2	59.5	56.0	57.3	51.9
Q	Human health and social work activities	64.6	61.2	66.5	65.6	70.9	71.2	70.8
R-U	Other NACE activities	44.7	45.4	47.5	49.3	45.3	42.7	42.4
Not stated		*	*	*	*	*	[4.8]	*
Total males		1,226.7	1,263.2	1,316.7	1,328.1	1,331.0	1,360.2	1,371.8

Females
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	14.5	13.1	15.0	14.6	15.5	14.9	11.8

B-F	Total Industry	102.9	100.5	106.2	112.5	110.9	114.3	118.3
B-E	Industry	93.3	90.2	94.1	98.1	98.5	98.8	102.6
F	Construction	9.5	10.2	12.1	14.5	12.3	15.5	15.7

G-U	Total Services	904.2	969.1	1,031.5	1,046.8	1,046.0	1,061.0	1,047.2
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	144.6	147.6	157.0	146.4	148.4	156.7	152.5
H	Transportation and storage	19.1	19.1	22.7	23.5	21.2	21.9	21.0
I	Accommodation and food service activities	71.6	63.0	95.3	96.5	95.6	95.3	92.9
J	Information and communication	38.0	41.1	45.7	52.6	48.8	50.1	48.4
K-L	Financial, insurance and real estate activities	56.3	64.1	67.5	60.9	65.0	64.1	58.2
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	64.0	72.8	75.6	85.8	77.5	75.8	68.2
N	Administrative and support service activities	35.3	34.6	40.2	39.1	43.7	45.0	44.6
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	62.4	69.5	66.4	72.3	72.6	68.1	68.1
P	Education	131.0	160.5	151.1	152.0	154.9	158.2	154.4
Q	Human health and social work activities	223.5	244.6	239.9	254.0	254.3	259.9	265.7
R-U	Other NACE activities	58.3	52.4	70.1	63.7	64.0	65.9	73.2
Not stated		*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Total females		1,023.3	1,085.9	1,154.5	1,177.9	1,174.7	1,194.4	1,182.5

All persons
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	98.3	107.9	107.0	106.8	103.5	105.8	94.6

B-F	Total Industry	432.7	438.8	453.4	472.4	474.6	488.4	501.4
B-E	Industry	298.9	311.5	307.1	314.1	315.2	321.1	330.4
F	Construction	133.7	127.3	146.3	158.3	159.3	167.3	171.0

G-U	Total Services	1,715.4	1,797.2	1,905.9	1,919.4	1,920.2	1,951.3	1,947.9
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	302.3	302.7	310.8	306.0	301.9	321.2	315.3
H	Transportation and storage	100.1	100.4	108.7	105.5	113.2	110.9	108.5
I	Accommodation and food service activities	137.2	120.9	176.7	161.7	162.6	168.2	170.0
J	Information and communication	128.3	141.0	147.3	166.8	163.6	164.9	159.5
K-L	Financial, insurance and real estate activities	123.4	131.6	137.9	132.8	135.3	130.9	127.4
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	140.6	158.3	164.9	173.3	162.3	166.7	165.7
N	Administrative and support service activities	92.1	97.4	103.1	95.5	102.3	105.9	110.9
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	117.7	128.8	124.2	133.8	133.7	127.2	132.2
P	Education	182.6	212.6	208.3	211.5	211.0	215.5	206.3
Q	Human health and social work activities	288.0	305.8	306.4	319.6	325.2	331.1	336.6
R-U	Other NACE activities	103.0	97.8	117.6	113.0	109.3	108.6	115.6
Not stated		*	*	*	[7.4]	[7.5]	9.1	10.4
Total persons		2,250.0	2,349.1	2,471.2	2,506.0	2,505.8	2,554.6	2,554.3
¹Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution.
² An asterisk (*) indicates that estimates for numbers of persons or averages where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are not produced as estimates are too small to be considered reliable.

Open in Excel: Labour Force Survey Quarter 3 2022 Table 2.3 (XLS 57KB)

Employment Status

The number of employees increased by 82,100(+3.9%) in the year to Q3 2022 to 2,197,700, while the number of self-employed decreased by 1,800 (-0.5%) to 335,200.

The increase in overall employment of 83,000 in the year to Q3 2022 was made up of 80,800 (+4.2%) persons in full-time employment and 2,200 (+0.4%) persons in part-time employment. See Tables 2.1 and 2.4.

Table 2.4 Persons aged 15 – 89 years in employment (ILO) classified by sex and employment status

NUTS 3 Regions

Employment increased over the year in all eight NUTS 3 regions with the South-East region seeing the largest percentage increase at 8.0%, compared to the Border region with the lowest increase at 1.6%. See Table 2.5.

Table 2.5 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions and ILO Economic Status

Table 2.5 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions and ILO Economic Status
'000
Region		Q3 20	Q2 21	Q3 21	Q4 21	Q1 22	Q2 22	Q3 22
Northern and Western
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	382.8	407.6	428.3	423.1	429.0	436.4	437.2
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	28.1	27.6	18.8	18.7	18.3	17.4	22.4
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	410.9	435.2	447.1	441.8	447.3	453.8	459.6
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	6.9	6.4	4.2	4.3	4.1	3.9	4.9
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	58.6	61.6	63.0	61.9	62.3	62.7	62.8
Border
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	165.6	184.4	196.7	191.1	193.6	199.3	200.0
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	12.7	[11.1]	[7.5]	[7.4]	[9.8]	[8.0]	11.4
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	178.3	195.5	204.3	198.5	203.4	207.3	211.4
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	7.2	5.7	3.7	3.8	4.8	3.9	5.4
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	55.1	59.7	62.0	59.9	60.9	61.6	62.0
West
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	217.2	223.2	231.6	232.1	235.5	237.1	237.2
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	15.4	16.5	11.3	11.2	[8.5]	[9.4]	11.0
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	232.6	239.7	242.9	243.3	243.9	246.4	248.2
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	6.7	7.0	4.7	4.7	3.5	3.8	4.5
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	61.6	63.2	63.8	63.6	63.5	63.7	63.4

Southern
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	724.9	751.8	792.3	799.4	801.0	821.6	822.7
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	52.7	64.8	48.2	38.7	36.3	41.9	33.1
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	777.6	816.6	840.4	838.0	837.4	863.5	855.8
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	6.8	8.0	5.8	4.6	4.4	4.9	3.9
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	59.0	61.5	63.1	62.8	62.3	63.7	62.7
Mid-West
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	210.2	226.4	232.1	239.7	230.5	245.8	239.5
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	15.4	18.1	17.1	11.3	10.3	11.0	11.2
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	225.7	244.5	249.3	250.9	240.8	256.8	250.8
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	6.9	7.5	7.0	4.5	4.3	4.3	4.5
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	57.4	61.8	62.8	63.0	60.3	63.8	61.9
South-East
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	187.5	193.3	200.8	205.6	204.4	209.3	216.9
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	16.9	18.5	[12.4]	14.3	12.9	[12.2]	[8.4]
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	204.4	211.8	213.2	219.9	217.3	221.4	225.3
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	8.3	8.8	5.8	6.5	6.0	5.5	3.8
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	58.3	59.9	60.2	62.0	60.6	61.2	61.8
South-West
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	327.2	332.2	359.3	354.1	366.1	366.6	366.3
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	20.3	28.2	18.6	13.0	13.1	18.7	13.4
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	347.6	360.4	377.9	367.2	379.2	385.3	379.7
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	5.9	7.9	5.0	3.6	3.5	4.9	3.6
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	60.4	62.3	65.1	63.0	64.8	65.2	63.7
Eastern and Midland
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	1,142.3	1,189.7	1,250.6	1,283.5	1,275.7	1,296.6	1,294.4
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	98.4	91.7	82.1	70.0	72.1	60.6	63.6
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	1,240.7	1,281.3	1,332.8	1,353.5	1,347.8	1,357.2	1,358.0
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	8.0	7.2	6.2	5.2	5.4	4.5	4.7
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	63.2	64.7	67.1	67.8	67.3	67.2	66.9
Dublin
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	678.6	717.2	747.9	768.5	762.8	774.1	771.3
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	63.1	56.2	49.4	42.7	46.5	37.3	40.4
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	741.6	773.5	797.3	811.2	809.3	811.4	811.7
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	8.5	7.3	6.2	5.3	5.8	4.6	5.0
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	64.1	66.4	68.2	69.1	68.6	68.4	68.1
Mid-East
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	332.0	334.8	360.1	364.2	363.3	369.5	374.3
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	25.2	23.8	23.5	20.3	18.2	19.1	15.9
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	357.2	358.6	383.6	384.4	381.5	388.6	390.1
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	7.1	6.7	6.2	5.3	4.8	4.9	4.1
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	62.6	62.2	66.3	66.1	65.4	65.6	65.5
Midland
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	131.7	137.6	142.6	150.8	149.7	153.0	148.8
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	10.1	11.7	[9.2]	[7.1]	[7.4]	*	[7.3]
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	141.8	149.3	151.8	157.9	157.1	157.2	156.2
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	7.2	7.8	6.1	4.5	4.7	2.7	4.7
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	60.1	62.4	63.4	65.9	65.6	65.0	64.3

State
	In employment ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	2,250.0	2,349.1	2,471.2	2,506.0	2,505.8	2,554.6	2,554.3
	Unemployed ('000) (Persons aged 15-74)	179.2	184.1	149.1	127.4	126.7	119.9	119.1
	In labour force ('000) (Perons aged 15-89)	2,429.2	2,533.2	2,620.3	2,633.3	2,632.5	2,674.5	2,673.4
	Unemployment rate (%) (Persons aged 15-74)	7.4	7.3	5.7	4.9	4.8	4.5	4.5
	Participation rate (%) (Persons aged 15+)	61.0	63.1	65.1	65.1	64.8	65.2	64.8
¹The composition of the NUTS regions changed in 2016 and took effect for the LFS survey from Q1 2018. Data from Q1 2012 to Q4 2017 was revised to reflect these changes. Please see background notes of the Q1 2018 LFS release for additional information.
²Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution.
³An asterisk * indicates that estimates for numbers of persons or averages where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are not produced as estimates are too small to be considered reliable.

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Table 2.4 Persons aged 15-89 years in employment (ILO) classified by sex and employment status
'000
Employment status		Q3 20	Q2 21	Q3 21	Q4 21	Q1 22	Q2 22	Q3 22
Males
	Self employed (with paid employees)	65.1	62.4	69.4	75.9	73.6	78.3	76.5
	Self employed (with no paid employees)	169.8	166.9	179.4	168.0	167.8	181.4	175.7
	Total self employed	234.9	229.3	248.8	243.9	241.4	259.7	252.1
	Employee	984.7	1,022.3	1,057.2	1,071.4	1,078.1	1,089.2	1,109.3
	Assisting relative	7.2	11.6	10.7	12.9	11.6	11.3	10.4
	Total males	1,226.7	1,263.2	1,316.7	1,328.1	1,331.0	1,360.2	1,371.8

Females
	Self employed (with paid employees)	22.3	21.0	23.8	25.0	23.3	21.3	22.9
	Self employed (with no paid employees)	55.1	56.3	64.5	57.6	60.7	59.9	60.2
	Total self employed	77.4	77.2	88.2	82.6	84.0	81.3	83.1
	Employee	939.3	998.6	1,058.4	1,083.1	1,079.9	1,102.9	1,088.4
	Assisting relative	[6.5]	10.1	7.9	12.2	10.9	10.3	11.0
	Total females	1,023.3	1,085.9	1,154.5	1,177.9	1,174.7	1,194.4	1,182.5

All persons
	Self employed (with paid employees)	87.4	83.4	93.2	100.9	96.8	99.7	99.4
	Self employed (with no paid employees)	224.9	223.2	243.9	225.6	228.6	241.3	235.8
	Total self employed	312.3	306.6	337.0	326.5	325.4	341.0	335.2
	Employee	1,924.0	2,020.9	2,115.6	2,154.5	2,158.0	2,192.0	2,197.7
	Assisting relative	13.7	21.7	18.6	25.0	22.4	21.6	21.4
	Total persons	2,250.0	2,349.1	2,471.2	2,506.0	2,505.8	2,554.6	2,554.3
¹Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution.