The Northern Ireland Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES)
The BRES is a statutory survey and was first carried out in 2010. It is a sample survey and will be conducted every two years, alternating with the biennial Census of Employment. It provides estimates for the number of employee jobs in all industries except agriculture. The self-employed are also not included. Results are available for male, female, full-time and part-time at the headline industrial section (Services, Manufacturing, Construction and Other) based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC2007).Figures are also available for District Council Areas. The availability of data is subject to confidentiality constraints. Information from the BRES is available in excel format as detailed in the table below.
Background to the Northern Ireland Business Register and Employment Survey
BRES Tables
| Table | Year | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| BRES District Council Area by Sex and Work Pattern | 2010 | 28KB |
| BRES District Council Area by Headline Industrial Sector | 2010 | 56KB |
| BRES District Council Area by Public/Private Split | 2010 | 27KB |
BRES Publication
| Publication | File Size |
|---|---|
| 2010 BRES Statistics Bulletin | 297KB |







