Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
Colby House
Stranmillis Court
BELFAST
BT9 5RR
Telephone: +44(0)28 9052 9475
Email: economicstats@nisra.gov.uk
Results of surveys and censuses conducted regarding the Northern Ireland labour market and social welfare.
Related statistics
Labour Force Survey
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a quarterly sample survey carried out by interviewing people about their personal circumstances and work.
Claimant Count
The Claimant Count records the number of people claiming unemployment- related benefits.
Quarterly Employment Survey
The QES provides short-term employee jobs estimates for NI, which are then used by the ONS to feed into the calculation of the quarterly workforce jobs estimates for the UK as a whole.
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
The ASHE is a UK wide survey that provides data on hourly, weekly and annual earnings by gender, work patterns, industry and occupation, including public versus private sector pay comparisons.
Benefit Statistics
Statistics on a range benefits administered by the Department for Communities.
Annual Employee Jobs Surveys
Historically, there have been two annual employee jobs surveys; the Census of Employment (CoE) and the Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES), with each being run on alternate years.
Redundancies
Under the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) 1996 (Amended 8 October 2006) you are required by law to notify the Department of a proposal to make redundant 20 or more employees.
Regional analysis and trends
Statistics for various regional divisions of Northern Ireland, such as district council area and parliamentary constituency.
Employment Programme Statistics
Statistical publications on The Department for Communities' Employment Programmes