This is an audio file with a 24-second quote from CSO Statistician with the Labour Market Division, Colin Hanley, about the Labour Force Survey Quarter 1 2024 release.
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The latest results from the Central Statistics Office Labour Force Survey, published today, 23 May 2024.
The number of people in employment rose by 1.9% to just over 2.7 million in the year to Quarter 1, the lowest annual percentage increase for three years. The unemployment rate stood at 4.1% up from 4.0% in Q1 2023.
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