The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates relating to the labour force. The CSO advises that the most detailed age groups for which estimates can be provided at NUTS 3 regional level are ten-year age groupings. Estimates of the number of persons broken down by labour force status along with unemployment and participation rates are presented by gender, ten-year age group and NUTS 3 Region for quarter 3 2007 and quarter 4 2009 in the tables following.
Persons aged 15 years & over classified by broad ILO Status, Sex, Age and Region, QNHS Q4 2009
|
|
In employment
|
Unemployed
|
In labour force
|
Unemployment rate
|
Participation rate
|
|
Age
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
Border
|
15-24
|
9.2
|
8.3
|
17.5
|
4.9
|
2.8
|
7.7
|
14.1
|
11.1
|
25.2
|
34.7
|
25.0
|
30.4
|
40.7
|
34.8
|
37.9
|
|
25-34
|
24.4
|
26.9
|
51.2
|
6.6
|
1.8
|
8.4
|
30.9
|
28.7
|
59.6
|
21.3
|
6.3
|
14.0
|
84.3
|
75.1
|
79.6
|
|
35-44
|
26.9
|
22.9
|
49.8
|
4.8
|
1.1
|
6.0
|
31.8
|
24.1
|
55.8
|
15.2
|
4.8
|
10.7
|
86.2
|
65.4
|
75.8
|
|
45-54
|
24.3
|
18.6
|
42.9
|
3.3
|
1.5
|
4.7
|
27.6
|
20.1
|
47.7
|
11.8
|
7.3
|
9.9
|
85.2
|
63.8
|
74.6
|
|
55-64
|
13.7
|
9.3
|
23.0
|
1.7
|
*
|
2.1
|
15.4
|
9.7
|
25.1
|
11.2
|
3.6
|
8.2
|
56.7
|
37.4
|
47.3
|
|
65 +
|
3.4
|
*
|
4.2
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
3.4
|
*
|
4.3
|
2.1
|
*
|
1.7
|
12.0
|
2.4
|
6.8
|
|
Total
|
101.9
|
86.9
|
188.8
|
21.4
|
7.5
|
28.9
|
123.3
|
94.4
|
217.7
|
17.3
|
8.0
|
13.3
|
62.7
|
47.8
|
55.2
|
Midlands
|
15-24
|
4.8
|
5.6
|
10.3
|
3.0
|
*
|
3.8
|
7.8
|
6.3
|
14.1
|
38.9
|
12.3
|
27.0
|
45.2
|
37.5
|
41.4
|
|
25-34
|
15.5
|
13.3
|
28.8
|
4.0
|
1.9
|
5.9
|
19.5
|
15.2
|
34.7
|
20.3
|
12.7
|
17.0
|
90.5
|
70.9
|
80.7
|
|
35-44
|
15.7
|
12.9
|
28.5
|
3.2
|
1.0
|
4.2
|
18.8
|
13.9
|
32.7
|
16.9
|
7.2
|
12.8
|
92.7
|
67.6
|
80.0
|
|
45-54
|
13.6
|
10.9
|
24.5
|
2.3
|
*
|
2.8
|
15.9
|
11.4
|
27.3
|
14.6
|
4.3
|
10.3
|
88.2
|
68.2
|
78.6
|
|
55-64
|
7.9
|
4.9
|
12.8
|
1.1
|
*
|
1.5
|
9.0
|
5.3
|
14.3
|
12.5
|
7.1
|
10.5
|
65.0
|
40.3
|
52.9
|
|
65 +
|
2.8
|
*
|
3.3
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
2.9
|
*
|
3.4
|
2.3
|
*
|
2.0
|
20.1
|
2.8
|
10.9
|
|
Total
|
60.2
|
48
|
108.2
|
13.7
|
4.6
|
18.3
|
73.9
|
52.6
|
126.5
|
18.5
|
8.7
|
14.4
|
70.1
|
50.0
|
60.1
|
West
|
15-24
|
8.2
|
11.6
|
19.8
|
4.2
|
3.4
|
7.5
|
12.4
|
15.0
|
27.3
|
33.9
|
22.4
|
27.6
|
47.2
|
52.5
|
50.0
|
|
25-34
|
25.4
|
26.5
|
51.8
|
5.8
|
2.0
|
7.9
|
31.2
|
28.5
|
59.7
|
18.7
|
7.1
|
13.2
|
89.1
|
78.1
|
83.5
|
|
35-44
|
24.1
|
18.9
|
43.0
|
3.8
|
1.5
|
5.3
|
27.9
|
20.4
|
48.3
|
13.6
|
7.5
|
11.0
|
90.7
|
67.3
|
79.1
|
|
45-54
|
21.6
|
19.1
|
40.7
|
2.8
|
1.1
|
3.9
|
24.4
|
20.1
|
44.6
|
11.4
|
5.4
|
8.7
|
86.7
|
72.0
|
79.4
|
|
55-64
|
14.5
|
9.1
|
23.6
|
1.4
|
*
|
1.8
|
15.9
|
9.5
|
25.4
|
8.6
|
4.8
|
7.2
|
67.5
|
42.8
|
55.5
|
|
65 +
|
5.4
|
1.2
|
6.6
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
5.5
|
1.2
|
6.7
|
1.4
|
*
|
1.2
|
21.7
|
4.0
|
12.3
|
|
Total
|
99.3
|
86.3
|
185.5
|
18.1
|
8.4
|
26.5
|
117.3
|
94.7
|
212.0
|
15.4
|
8.9
|
12.5
|
69.3
|
54.2
|
61.7
|
Persons aged 15 years & over classified by broad ILO Status, Sex, Age and Region, QNHS Q4 2009continued
|
|
In employment
|
Unemployed
|
In labour force
|
Unemployment rate
|
Participation rate
|
|
Age
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
Dublin
|
15-24
|
25.7
|
32.4
|
58.1
|
10.1
|
6.6
|
16.7
|
35.8
|
39.0
|
74.8
|
28.3
|
16.8
|
22.3
|
48.3
|
48.6
|
48.5
|
|
25-34
|
97.7
|
90.8
|
188.5
|
17.6
|
8.5
|
26.1
|
115.3
|
99.3
|
214.6
|
15.3
|
8.6
|
12.2
|
90.5
|
78.7
|
84.6
|
|
35-44
|
71.1
|
57.4
|
128.5
|
8.8
|
4.2
|
13.0
|
80.0
|
61.6
|
141.5
|
11.0
|
6.8
|
9.2
|
89.4
|
70.0
|
79.8
|
|
45-54
|
57.4
|
49.6
|
107.0
|
5.2
|
2.2
|
7.4
|
62.6
|
51.8
|
114.4
|
8.3
|
4.2
|
6.4
|
88.1
|
69.6
|
78.6
|
|
55-64
|
33.0
|
25.6
|
58.7
|
2.7
|
1.0
|
3.6
|
35.7
|
26.6
|
62.3
|
7.4
|
3.6
|
5.8
|
64.7
|
45.6
|
54.9
|
|
65 +
|
6.1
|
3.6
|
9.7
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
6.2
|
3.6
|
9.8
|
2.0
|
*
|
1.3
|
11.4
|
4.8
|
7.6
|
|
Total
|
291.1
|
259.4
|
550.4
|
44.6
|
22.4
|
66.9
|
335.6
|
281.8
|
617.4
|
13.3
|
7.9
|
10.8
|
71.1
|
56.3
|
63.5
|
Mid-East
|
15-24
|
9.3
|
11.7
|
21.1
|
5.0
|
1.6
|
6.6
|
14.4
|
13.3
|
27.7
|
35.0
|
11.8
|
23.9
|
44.7
|
41.7
|
43.2
|
|
25-34
|
35.6
|
35.2
|
70.8
|
7.3
|
2.3
|
9.6
|
42.9
|
37.5
|
80.4
|
17.1
|
6.1
|
12.0
|
93.5
|
79.4
|
86.3
|
|
35-44
|
36.7
|
28.3
|
65.0
|
4.9
|
2.2
|
7.1
|
41.6
|
30.6
|
72.1
|
11.7
|
7.3
|
9.8
|
94.7
|
70.9
|
82.9
|
|
45-54
|
26.7
|
21.5
|
48.2
|
2.9
|
1.6
|
4.5
|
29.6
|
23.0
|
52.6
|
9.7
|
6.8
|
8.5
|
89.6
|
70.9
|
80.3
|
|
55-64
|
15.4
|
9.8
|
25.3
|
1.7
|
*
|
2.5
|
17.2
|
10.6
|
27.8
|
10.1
|
7.3
|
9.1
|
71.0
|
43.8
|
57.4
|
|
65 +
|
3.7
|
1.0
|
4.7
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
3.7
|
1.0
|
4.7
|
*
|
*
|
**
|
18.0
|
4.1
|
10.4
|
|
Total
|
127.5
|
107.5
|
235
|
21.8
|
8.5
|
30.3
|
149.4
|
116.0
|
265.4
|
14.6
|
7.3
|
11.4
|
74.8
|
57.0
|
65.8
|
Mid-West
|
15-24
|
7.4
|
8.0
|
15.4
|
4.8
|
1.8
|
6.6
|
12.1
|
9.8
|
21.9
|
39.4
|
18.3
|
30.0
|
48.1
|
43.1
|
45.7
|
|
25-34
|
20.1
|
20.6
|
40.8
|
5.6
|
2.1
|
7.6
|
25.7
|
22.7
|
48.4
|
21.6
|
9.1
|
15.7
|
90.8
|
77.7
|
84.1
|
|
35-44
|
21.2
|
16.9
|
38.1
|
3.8
|
1.5
|
5.3
|
25.0
|
18.5
|
43.4
|
15.3
|
8.2
|
12.3
|
90.9
|
68.6
|
79.9
|
|
45-54
|
18.0
|
15.4
|
33.4
|
3.4
|
1.1
|
4.5
|
21.4
|
16.5
|
37.9
|
15.7
|
6.8
|
11.8
|
86.9
|
69.7
|
78.5
|
|
55-64
|
12.0
|
8.8
|
20.8
|
*
|
*
|
1.2
|
12.9
|
9.2
|
22.0
|
6.8
|
3.5
|
5.4
|
62.6
|
46.1
|
54.5
|
|
65 +
|
3.2
|
*
|
4.1
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
3.2
|
*
|
4.1
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
16.3
|
3.5
|
9.3
|
|
Total
|
81.9
|
70.6
|
152.5
|
18.4
|
6.8
|
25.2
|
100.3
|
77.4
|
177.7
|
18.3
|
8.8
|
14.2
|
68.7
|
53.0
|
60.9
|
Persons aged 15 years & over classified by broad ILO Status, Sex, Age and Region, QNHS Q4 2009continued
|
|
In employment
|
Unemployed
|
In labour force
|
Unemployment rate
|
Participation rate
|
|
Age
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
Thou
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
South-East
|
15-24
|
9.4
|
11.4
|
20.9
|
6.7
|
2.7
|
9.4
|
16.1
|
14.2
|
30.3
|
41.6
|
19.2
|
31.1
|
49.8
|
43.5
|
46.7
|
|
25-34
|
26.9
|
26.6
|
53.5
|
8.3
|
3.0
|
11.3
|
35.2
|
29.6
|
64.8
|
23.5
|
10.2
|
17.4
|
92.1
|
77.7
|
84.9
|
|
35-44
|
27.9
|
21.7
|
49.6
|
5.6
|
2.5
|
8.1
|
33.5
|
24.2
|
57.7
|
16.7
|
10.4
|
14.1
|
90.5
|
67.6
|
79.2
|
|
45-54
|
23.3
|
18.2
|
41.5
|
3.8
|
1.6
|
5.4
|
27.1
|
19.8
|
46.9
|
14.1
|
7.9
|
11.5
|
84.8
|
61.6
|
73.2
|
|
55-64
|
15.2
|
9.2
|
24.4
|
1.6
|
*
|
1.9
|
16.8
|
9.5
|
26.3
|
9.7
|
3.1
|
7.3
|
64.4
|
37.2
|
50.9
|
|
65 +
|
2.9
|
1.2
|
4.1
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
3.0
|
1.2
|
4.2
|
1.9
|
*
|
1.4
|
10.7
|
3.7
|
6.9
|
|
Total
|
105.6
|
88.4
|
194
|
26.1
|
10.1
|
36.2
|
131.7
|
98.5
|
230.2
|
19.8
|
10.3
|
15.7
|
68.0
|
50.1
|
59.0
|
South-West
|
15-24
|
12.6
|
15.1
|
27.7
|
5.7
|
2.8
|
8.4
|
18.3
|
17.9
|
36.2
|
31.0
|
15.4
|
23.3
|
43.7
|
40.6
|
42.1
|
|
25-34
|
39.6
|
38.3
|
77.9
|
8.0
|
2.6
|
10.6
|
47.6
|
40.9
|
88.6
|
16.8
|
6.4
|
12.0
|
91.4
|
76.2
|
83.7
|
|
35-44
|
38.7
|
29.8
|
68.5
|
5.7
|
2.5
|
8.1
|
44.4
|
32.3
|
76.6
|
12.8
|
7.6
|
10.6
|
94.2
|
68.4
|
81.3
|
|
45-54
|
32.5
|
25.5
|
58.0
|
3.8
|
1.5
|
5.4
|
36.3
|
27.1
|
63.4
|
10.5
|
5.7
|
8.5
|
86.5
|
65.8
|
76.3
|
|
55-64
|
21.6
|
13.8
|
35.4
|
1.9
|
*
|
2.6
|
23.5
|
14.5
|
37.9
|
8.1
|
4.6
|
6.8
|
67.9
|
42.7
|
55.4
|
|
65 +
|
3.8
|
2.0
|
5.7
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
3.8
|
2.0
|
5.8
|
1.6
|
*
|
1.0
|
11.2
|
4.6
|
7.5
|
|
Total
|
148.7
|
124.6
|
273.3
|
25.1
|
10.0
|
35.1
|
173.8
|
134.6
|
308.5
|
14.4
|
7.5
|
11.4
|
69.1
|
51.2
|
59.9
|
State
|
15-24
|
86.5
|
104.2
|
190.8
|
44.4
|
22.3
|
66.8
|
131.0
|
126.5
|
257.5
|
33.9
|
17.6
|
25.9
|
46.2
|
43.8
|
45.0
|
|
25-34
|
285.2
|
278.1
|
563.3
|
63.2
|
24.2
|
87.4
|
348.4
|
302.4
|
650.7
|
18.1
|
8.0
|
13.4
|
90.4
|
77.4
|
83.9
|
|
35-44
|
262.4
|
208.9
|
471.2
|
40.5
|
16.6
|
57.1
|
302.9
|
225.5
|
528.4
|
13.4
|
7.4
|
10.8
|
91.0
|
68.6
|
79.9
|
|
45-54
|
217.5
|
178.8
|
396.2
|
27.4
|
11.0
|
38.4
|
244.9
|
189.8
|
434.7
|
11.2
|
5.8
|
8.8
|
87.1
|
67.8
|
77.5
|
|
55-64
|
133.3
|
90.6
|
223.9
|
13.0
|
4.2
|
17.2
|
146.3
|
94.8
|
241.1
|
8.9
|
4.4
|
7.1
|
65.0
|
42.5
|
53.8
|
|
65 +
|
31.4
|
11.0
|
42.3
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
31.8
|
11.0
|
42.8
|
1.5
|
*
|
1.1
|
14.1
|
4.0
|
8.5
|
|
Total
|
1,016.2
|
871.6
|
1,887.7
|
189.1
|
78.4
|
267.4
|
1,205.3
|
949.9
|
2,155.2
|
15.7
|
8.3
|
12.4
|
69.5
|
53.2
|
61.2
|
Figures marked with a * refer to estimates of below 1,000 persons. Such estimates are considered to be unreliable and as such are not presented.
Data may be subject to future revision.
Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.
Reference period: q1=Jan-Mar, q2=Apr-Jun, q3=Jul-Sep, q4=Oct-Dec.
Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.