From the 1st April 2011, the responsibility for the collection of data and production of official labour market and economic statistics transferred from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), an agency of the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) . This transfer mirrored the position in Great Britain where most business surveys and labour market data collection and statistical production have been transferred from the departments with policy responsibilities to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). However, it is important to note that there are no planned changes to the production of economic and labour market statistical publications and outputs as a result of the transfer.
The Northern Ireland Quarterly Employment Survey ( QES )
Estimates of the number of employee jobs are obtained from the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES). The QES covers all public sector employers, all employers with 25 or more employees and a representative sample of smaller firms. It provides employee jobs estimates by gender, working pattern (full / part-time) and by Standard Industrial Classification 2007 (SIC07) for Northern Ireland as a whole. Seasonally adjusted figures are also available at broad industry level. The latest Northern Ireland Quarterly Employment Survey estimates are available in excel spreadsheet format as detailed in the table below.
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Northern Ireland Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) published 14th September 2011
Industry Split Tables
| Table name | Description | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Table 5.1 | NI Employee Jobs - Seasonally Adjusted September 2011 - MS Excel | 21KB |
| Table 5.2 | NI Employee Jobs - Seasonally Adjusted 1993 - 2011 - MS Excel | 32KB |
| Table 5.3 | NI Employee Jobs - Unadjusted 1993 - 2011 - MS Excel | 291KB |
| Table 5.4 | NI Employee Jobs (Unadjusted) by Industry Section - September 2011 - MS Excel | 22KB |
| Table 5.5 | NI Employee Jobs by Industry Section (Unadjusted) September 2010, June 2011 and September 2011 - MS Excel | 23KB |
| Table 5.6 | Self Employment Jobs in NI by Broad Industry Group (June of Each Year) - MS Excel | 24KB |
| Table 5.7 | Workforce in Employment 1983 - 2011 - MS Excel | 21KB |
| Table 5.8 | NI Employee Jobs by 2-digit SIC07 Class - September 2011 - MS Excel | 44KB |
Public - Private Sector Tables
| Table Name | Description | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Table 5.9 | NI Public Sector Jobs (Unadjusted) - September 2011 - MS Excel | 19KB |
| Table 5.10 | NI Employee Jobs - Seasonally Adjusted (Public / Private) 1993 - 2011 - MS Excel | 27KB |
| Table 5.11 | NI Employee Jobs - Unadjusted (Public / Private) 1993 - 2011 - MS Excel | 288KB |
Other Quarterly Employment Survey Publications
| Publication | File Size |
|---|---|
| Labour Market Report (Section 5) - December 2011 - Adobe | 828 KB |
| Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) Supplement - September 2011 - Adobe | 5056KB |
Northern Ireland Quarterly Employment Survey Historical Data
| Table Name | Description | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Table 5.12 | NI Employee Jobs June 1971 - September 2009 - MS Excel | 1719KB |
| Table 5.13 | NI Employee Jobs December 2009 - September 2011 - MS Excel | 202KB |
| Table 5.14 | NI Employee Jobs - Public Sector - December 2007 - September 2011 | 201B |
Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) archived data can be accessed by clicking the link below.
