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Working and Workless Households in Northern Ireland: October-December 2022

Date published: 21 March 2023

Site topics: Work, pay and benefits,  Labour Force Survey

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

The most common type of households in October-December 2022 were couples with children (33%) or single person households (29%).

Over half (56%) of households in Northern Ireland in October-December 2022 were work rich (all household members aged 16 or over within were employed) and 18% 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 – February 2023 page.

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