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2.1% increase in jobs between March 2024 and March 2025

Date published: 10 June 2025

Topics: Work, pay and benefits

New official statistics published today by NISRA present short-term job estimates for Northern Ireland for quarter 1 2025

Key findings:

  • The number of seasonally adjusted employee jobs reached a new series high of 840,750 in March 2025.
  • Quarterly increases in employee jobs were seen within the manufacturing (+560 jobs), construction (+1,570 jobs) and services (+6,230 jobs) sectors.
  • Annual increases in employee jobs were seen within the manufacturing (+1,740 jobs), construction (+2,700 jobs) and services (+13,300 jobs) sectors.

About the publication

This publication provides employee jobs estimates, calculated from the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) aspect of the Quarterly Business Survey (QBS). The QES has a sample size of approximately 6,000 and covers all employers with 25 or more employees, all public sector employers, all businesses with more than one industry activity and a representative sample of smaller firms.

Further information

Read the full report and associated tables at: Quarterly Employment Survey

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