Quarterly National Household Survey Quarter 4 2013
| Main Results |
Quarter 4 2013
|
Annual Change
|
| Employed |
1,909,800
|
+61,000
|
| Unemployed |
253,200
|
-41,400
|
| In labour force |
2,163,100
|
+19,600
|
| Not in labour force |
1,434,300
|
-18,700
|
Number of Persons in Employment
- There was an annual increase in employment of 3.3% or 61,000 in the year to the fourth quarter of 2013, bringing total employment to 1,909,800.
- On a seasonally adjusted basis, employment increased by 14,600 (+0.8%) in the quarter. This follows on from a seasonally adjusted increase in employment of 20,800 (+1.1%) in Q3 2013.
Number of Persons Unemployed
- The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 12.7% to 12.1% over the quarter.
- Unemployment decreased by 41,400 (-14.1%) in the year to Q4 2013 bringing the total number of persons unemployed to 253,200.
- The long-term unemployment rate decreased from 8.2% to 7.2% over the year to Q4 2013. Long-term unemployment accounted for 61.4% of total unemployment in Q4 2013 compared with 59.9% a year earlier and 62.5% in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Labour Force
- The total number of persons in the labour force in the fourth quarter of 2013 was 2,163,100, representing an increase of 19,600 (+0.9%) over the year. The number of persons not in the labour force in Q4 2013 was 1,434,300, a decrease of 18,700 (-1.3%) over the year.
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 27 February 2014
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