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28/08/2003
Republic maintains employment growth
The latest employment figures have revealed an increase of 28,400 or 1.6% in the number of people in employment in the second quarter of the year to May 2003.
This compares with an annual increase of 1.5% in the year to the first quarter of 2003, but is slightly less than in the corresponding quarter of 2002 when growth was 1.9%.
The figures published today in the latest Quarterly National Household Survey results, showed that employment reached 1,778,300. This was mainly attributed to an increase in part-time employment which increased by 12,400 in the year to 302,000 and accounted for over 40% of the annual employment increase. This represents a significantly higher proportion of employment growth than in previous quarters.
Key sectors that had experienced growth had occurred included health, hospitality and construction.
Unemployment was 3.5% lower than in the first quarter, but the year-on-year change showed that unemployment was 4.2% higher. In the second quarter there were 81,400 persons unemployed, an increase of 4,200 in the year and a decrease of 3,500 in the quarter. The unemployment rate was 4.4% in the second quarter. The unemployment rate for males was 4.8% and for females was 3.9%.
The statistics revealed that the labour force grew by 32,700 or 1.8% to 1,859,700 in the year to the second quarter of 2003. This accounted for 59.5% of all persons aged 15 and over and compares to a participation rate of 59.4% one year previously. The male participation rate decreased slightly from 70.4% to 70.3% while the female participation rate increased from 48.8% to 49.1%.
In the year to the second quarter of 2003, employment increased by 12,100 or 2.8% in the Border, Midland and Western region and by 16,500 or 1.3% in the Eastern and Southern region.
Unemployment decreased slightly, down by 900, in the Border, Midland and Western region and increased by 5,100 in the Eastern and Southern region.
(SP)
This compares with an annual increase of 1.5% in the year to the first quarter of 2003, but is slightly less than in the corresponding quarter of 2002 when growth was 1.9%.
The figures published today in the latest Quarterly National Household Survey results, showed that employment reached 1,778,300. This was mainly attributed to an increase in part-time employment which increased by 12,400 in the year to 302,000 and accounted for over 40% of the annual employment increase. This represents a significantly higher proportion of employment growth than in previous quarters.
Key sectors that had experienced growth had occurred included health, hospitality and construction.
Unemployment was 3.5% lower than in the first quarter, but the year-on-year change showed that unemployment was 4.2% higher. In the second quarter there were 81,400 persons unemployed, an increase of 4,200 in the year and a decrease of 3,500 in the quarter. The unemployment rate was 4.4% in the second quarter. The unemployment rate for males was 4.8% and for females was 3.9%.
The statistics revealed that the labour force grew by 32,700 or 1.8% to 1,859,700 in the year to the second quarter of 2003. This accounted for 59.5% of all persons aged 15 and over and compares to a participation rate of 59.4% one year previously. The male participation rate decreased slightly from 70.4% to 70.3% while the female participation rate increased from 48.8% to 49.1%.
In the year to the second quarter of 2003, employment increased by 12,100 or 2.8% in the Border, Midland and Western region and by 16,500 or 1.3% in the Eastern and Southern region.
Unemployment decreased slightly, down by 900, in the Border, Midland and Western region and increased by 5,100 in the Eastern and Southern region.
(SP)
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