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Working and workless households in NI: July-September 2023

Date published: 19 December 2023

Topics: Labour Force Survey,  Work, pay and benefits

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) household results were released at 9.30am today.

The most common type of households in July-September 2023 were couples with children (34%) or single person households (26%).

Over half (56%) of households in Northern Ireland in July-September 2023 were work rich (all household members aged 16 or over were employed) and 17% were workless (where all household members aged 16 or over were unemployed or inactive).

The latest Working and Workless Household tables are available on the Quarterly Labour Force Survey Tables – November 2023 page.

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