Quarterly National Household Survey Quarter 2 2011
Summary of headline results - Q2 2011
Main Results Q2 2011 |
April-June 2011
|
Annual Change
|
Employment |
1,821,300
|
-37,800
|
Unemployed |
304,500
|
+10,900
|
Unemployment rate |
14.3%
|
+0.7pp
|
In labour force |
2,125,900
|
-26,800
|
Not in labour force |
1,376,900
|
+17,200
|
Labour force participation rate |
60.7%
|
-0.6pp
|
pp=percentage points
Number of Persons Unemployed
- There was an annual decrease in employment of 2.0% or 37,800 in the year to the second quarter of 2011 bringing total employment to 1,821,300. This compares with an annual decrease in employment of 2.9% in the previous quarter.
- The annual decrease in employment of 2.0% is the lowest annual decline since the third quarter of 2008 when the number of persons in employment also decreased on an annual basis by 2.0%.
- On a seasonally adjusted basis, employment fell by 3,200 (-0.2%) in the quarter. This follows on from a seasonally adjusted fall in employment of 7,200 (-0.4%) in Q1 2011.
Number of Persons in Employment
- Unemployment increased by 10,900 (+3.7%) in the year to Q2 2011. This brings the total number of persons unemployed to 304,500 with male unemployment increasing by 5,600 (+2.8%) to 205,700 and female unemployment increasing by 5,200 (+5.6%) to 98,800. The unadjusted unemployment rate increased from 13.6% to 14.3% over the year to Q2 2011.
- The long-term unemployment rate increased from 5.9% to 7.7% over the year to Q2 2011. Long-term unemployment accounted for 53.9% of total unemployment in Q2 2011 compared with 43.3% a year earlier and 21.7% in the second quarter of 2009.
- The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 13.9% to 14.2% over the quarter.
Labour Force
- The total number of persons in the labour force in the second quarter of 2011 was 2,125,900, representing a decrease of 26,800 (-1.2%) over the year. This compares with an annual labour force decrease of 50,400 (-2.3%) in Q2 2010.
For further information contact
Brian Ring on 021 453 5747, Tara Davis on 021 453 5093 or Martina O'Callaghan on 021 453 5491
Fax 021 453 5492
E-mail labour@cso.ie
Central Statistics Office 15 September 2011
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