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Working and workless households in NI: July-September 2025

Date published: 18 December 2025

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

The most common type of households in July-September 2025 were couples with children (33%), one person households (28%) and couples with no children (26%).

Over half (55%) of households in Northern Ireland in July-September 2025 were work rich (all household members aged 16 or over were employed) and 16% 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 2025 page.

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