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Work Quality in Northern Ireland 2024

Date published: 26 March 2025

Site topics: Labour Market Survey,  Work quality

The Work Quality in Northern Ireland results released at 9.30am today. This analysis builds on five previous publications and compares the quality of work over five years for key cohorts; sex, age, deprivation quintile, and skill level.

Key points

  • Of the eight indicators included since 2020, five have experienced statistically significant increases; job satisfaction, career progression, neither under nor over employed, flexible working, and earning at least the real living wage.

  • Job security has remained consistently high across the time series, with nearly all employees in secure employment (96% in 2024).

The Work Quality in Northern Ireland 2024 report and tables are available on the Work Quality page. 

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Last updated: 26 March 2025

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