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16/07/2014
Youth Jobless Up 1.8%
The unemployment rate for 18-24 year olds stood at 20.4% throughout March to May this year, marking a 1.8% rise over the year.
However, all in all, unemployment in Northern Ireland during March - May 2014 dropped from 7.7% to 6.7% when compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest Labour Force Survey (LFS).
The rate was also down 1.1% from the same period last year.
The Northern Ireland unemployment rate was above the UK average rate of 6.5%, which itself has decreased by 0.4% over the quarter and by 1.3% over the year.
The NI rate was still lower than the European Union, 10.4%, and Republic of Ireland, 11.9%, rates for April 2014.
Over the period, 48.5% of those unemployed in Northern Ireland had been unemployed for one year or more. This was down 9.6% from one year ago and compares to the UK average rate of 14.8%.
The number of people claiming unemployment benefits stood at 54,300 in June 2014, indicating a drop of 900 from the previous month.
The Northern Ireland claimant count rate in June 2014 was 6.1%, the highest among the twelve UK regions. The UK rate was 3.1%.
(IT/JP)
However, all in all, unemployment in Northern Ireland during March - May 2014 dropped from 7.7% to 6.7% when compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest Labour Force Survey (LFS).
The rate was also down 1.1% from the same period last year.
The Northern Ireland unemployment rate was above the UK average rate of 6.5%, which itself has decreased by 0.4% over the quarter and by 1.3% over the year.
The NI rate was still lower than the European Union, 10.4%, and Republic of Ireland, 11.9%, rates for April 2014.
Over the period, 48.5% of those unemployed in Northern Ireland had been unemployed for one year or more. This was down 9.6% from one year ago and compares to the UK average rate of 14.8%.
The number of people claiming unemployment benefits stood at 54,300 in June 2014, indicating a drop of 900 from the previous month.
The Northern Ireland claimant count rate in June 2014 was 6.1%, the highest among the twelve UK regions. The UK rate was 3.1%.
(IT/JP)
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